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People group profile · PG033458

The Pouhoy of Laos

The Pouhoy of Laos, numbering about 375 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic group of Laos.

They are an indigenous people in the Other Southeast Asian people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Oy.

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Fast facts

Country
Laos
Population
375
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Other Southeast Asian
Primary language
Oy (oyb)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
Strategic Progress Index ?
Unengaged and Unreached
Evangelical
No Known Evangelicals
GSEC ?
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority ?
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Location
Attapu province: foot of Bolaven plateau, and near Pakse; Xekong province: Thateng district. Attapu province: Samakkhixai and Sanamxai districts, 7 villages north of Attopeu town; Xekong province: Dakcheung and Lamam districts (Jeng dialect); Attapu, Cha

Where they live

Gospel status

The Pouhoy are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Pouhoy

  • Pray that God would send workers to this people group
  • Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
  • Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice

Primary religion

Ethnoreligion

100% adherents

Primary language

Oy · Austroasiatic family

100% speak Oy

Gospel resources in Oy

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Pouhoy

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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