People group profile · PG022868
The Padoe of Indonesia
The Padoe of Indonesia, numbering about 3,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia.
They are an indigenous people in the Bungku-Bajau people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Padoe.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 3,400
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Bungku-Bajau
- Primary language
- Padoe (pdo)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 50% or Greater but Less than 75%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- South Sulawesi province: Luwu Utara regency, Malili, Mangkutana, and Nuha sub-districts, 9 villages inland between Lake Matano and Usu arm of Bone bay
Where they live
Gospel status
The Padoe 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 Padoe
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
54% adherents
Primary language
Padoe · Austronesian family
76% speak Padoe
Gospel resources in Padoe
- Bible available, published -
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Padoe)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Padoe
- 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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