People group profile · PG022532
The Ranau of Indonesia
The Ranau of Indonesia, numbering about 94,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Lampung-related people of the Lake Ranau highlands in South Sumatra whose identity is closely tied to the lake region and aligns culturally with the Lampung Pesisir while maintaining a distinct regional heritage.
They are an indigenous people in the Lampung of Sumatra people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Lampung Api.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 94,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Lampung of Sumatra
- Primary language
- Lampung Api (ljp)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Bengkulu province: Kaur regency; Lampung province: Lampung Barat and Tanggamus regencies in Semangko bay area; Way Kanan, north Lampung, and Pringsewu regencies on Lampung bay east coast; also Sebuku, Sebesi, Tabuan, and Legundi islands; South Sumatra pr
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ranau are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ranau
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
90% adherents
Primary language
Lampung Api · Austronesian family
100% speak Lampung Api
Gospel resources in Lampung Api
- Bible available, published 2002
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Lampung Api)
Bibles
- Today's Lampung Version, 2002 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ranau
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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