People group profile · PG043267
The Hmong Njua of the United States
The Hmong Njua of the United States, numbering about 124,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hmong-Mien ethnolinguistic group indigenous to southwest China and adjacent border areas of Laos and Thailand.
They are a diaspora people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Hmong Njua.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 124,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miao / Hmong
- Primary language
- Hmong Njua (hnj)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hmong Njua are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hmong Njua
- 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
93% adherents
Primary language
Hmong Njua · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Hmong Njua
Gospel resources in Hmong Njua
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hmong Njua
- 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.
Hmong Njua in other countries
The same people (ROP3 114106) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hmong Njua | Laos | 253,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Thailand | 190,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Myanmar | 14,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | French Guiana | 5,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Canada | 900 | No Longer Unreached |
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