People group profile · PG042043
The Mara Chin of India
The Mara Chin of India, numbering about 34,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Chin State of Myanmar and India's northeastern states.
They are an indigenous people in the Kuki-Chin (Zo) people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Mara.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 34,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kuki-Chin (Zo)
- Primary language
- Mara (mrh)
- 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
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Mizoram: Chhimtuipui district. 60 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mara Chin 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 Mara Chin
- 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
68% adherents
Primary language
Mara · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Mara
Gospel resources in Mara
- Bible available, published 2023
- 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 Mara Chin
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- 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.
Mara Chin in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mara Chin | Myanmar | 25,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mara Chin | United States | 30 | No Longer Unreached |
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