People group profile · PG022997
The Austronesian Mor of Indonesia
The Austronesian Mor of Indonesia, numbering about 1,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian people indigenous to the Mor Islands and nearby Cenderawasih Bay coast of Papua, related to other South Halmahera–West New Guinea communities yet distinguished by their Mor language.
They are an indigenous people in the Malay people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Mor (Mor Islands).
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 1,200
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Malay
- Primary language
- Mor (Mor Islands) (mhz)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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
- Papua Barat province: Nabire regency, Mor islands, east Cenderawasih bay; coastal area northeast of Ruwianui point
Where they live
Gospel status
The Austronesian Mor 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 Austronesian Mor
- 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
88% adherents
Primary language
Mor (Mor Islands) · Austronesian family
75% speak Mor (Mor Islands)
Gospel resources in Mor (Mor Islands)
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 Austronesian Mor
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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