People group profile · PG022592
The Pasir of Indonesia
The Pasir of Indonesia, numbering about 64,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Indonesia (Kalimantan).
They are an indigenous people in the Banjar of Kalimantan people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Lawangan.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 64,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Banjar of Kalimantan
- Primary language
- Lawangan (lbx)
- 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 ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Central Kalimantan province: North, East, and South Barito regencies; East Kalimantan province: Karau river area; South Kalimantan province: Balangan, Kotabaru, and Tabalong regencies
Where they live
Gospel status
The Pasir 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 Pasir
- 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
97% adherents
Primary language
Lawangan · Austronesian family
100% speak Lawangan
Gospel resources in Lawangan
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Lawangan)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Pasir
- 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.
- 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.
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