People group profile · PG048360
The Lodha (Braj) of India
The Lodha (Braj) of India, numbering about 33,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous tribal people of eastern India, recognized by the Government of India as a Scheduled Tribe and also classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) because of their historical isolation and socioeconomic challenges.
They are an indigenous people in the Hindi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Braj.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 33,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Hindi
- Primary language
- Braj (bra)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Bihar state; Delhi; Haryana: Gurgaon district; Madhya Pradesh: Bhind, Gwalior, and Morena districts; Rajasthan: Bharatpur and Sawai Madhopur districts; Uttar Pradesh: Agra region
Where they live
Gospel status
The Lodha (Braj) are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical but there has been dispersed church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Lodha (Braj)
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Gospel resources in Braj
- Bible available, published 2013
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Braj Bhasha)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Lodha (Braj)
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- 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.
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