People group profile · PG022984
The Masimasi of Indonesia
The Masimasi of Indonesia, numbering about 425 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small island people of Sarmi Regency's Pulau Masimasi whose nearly extinct Austronesian language descends from seafaring migrants who reached New Guinea's northern coast around 3,000 years ago.
They are an indigenous people in the New Guinea people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Papuan Malay.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 425
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- New Guinea
- Primary language
- Papuan Malay (pmy)
- 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
- Papua province: Sarmi regency, Pantai Timur sub-district, Masi-Masi island off north coast
Where they live
Gospel status
The Masimasi 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 Masimasi
- 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
Primary language
Papuan Malay · Austronesian family
100% speak Papuan Malay
Gospel resources in Papuan Malay
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Malay, Papuan)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Masimasi
- 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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