People group profile · PG022778
The Tewa of Indonesia
The Tewa of Indonesia, numbering about 4,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara).
They are an indigenous people in the Flores-Sumba-Alor people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Tewa (Indonesia).
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 4,700
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Flores-Sumba-Alor
- Primary language
- Tewa (Indonesia) (twe)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- East Nusa Tenggara province: 6 villages on central Pantar island
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tewa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tewa
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
60% adherents
Primary language
Tewa (Indonesia) · Timor-Alor-Pantar family
100% speak Tewa (Indonesia)
Gospel resources in Tewa (Indonesia)
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2020 Unit Bahasa dan Budaya (UBB) · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tewa
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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