People group profile · PG033466
The Red Thai of Laos
The Red Thai of Laos, numbering about 47,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Tai people whose ancestors migrated southeast down Vietnam's Red and Black River valleys rather than the Mekong route taken by other Tai groups, originating in Thanh Hoa's Meuang Daeng district before emigrating to Laos one to two centuries ago.
They are an indigenous people in the Tai people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Tai Daeng.
Fast facts
- Country
- Laos
- Population
- 47,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tai
- Primary language
- Tai Daeng (tyr)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Red Thai 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 Red Thai
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
100% adherents
Primary language
Tai Daeng · Tai-Kadai family
100% speak Tai Daeng
Gospel resources in Tai Daeng
- 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 Red Thai
- 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.
Tai Daeng, Red Tai in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109708) is reported in 1 other country.
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