People group profile · PG022630
The Banda of Indonesia
The Banda of Indonesia, numbering about 4,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia.
They are an indigenous people in the Timor people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Banda (Indonesia).
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 4,900
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Timor
- Primary language
- Banda (Indonesia) (bnd)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Maluku province: Maluku Tenggara regency, Banda-Eli and Banda-Elat villages, possibly a third; Kei Besar island west and northeast
Where they live
Gospel status
The Banda are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Banda
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
90% adherents
Primary language
Banda (Indonesia) · Austronesian family
75% speak Banda (Indonesia)
Gospel resources in Banda (Indonesia)
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Banda
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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