People group profile · PG048533
The Gyasumdoba of Nepal
The Gyasumdoba of Nepal, numbering about 5,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nepal.
They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Buddhist people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Gyalsumdo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Population
- 5,900
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Buddhist
- Primary language
- Gyalsumdo (gyo)
- Primary religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Gandaki province: Manang district, Chame municipality, Chame village; Nashong municipality, Bagarchhap, Dharapani, Tal, Thonce, and Tilce villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gyasumdoba 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, there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Gyasumdoba
- 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
Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism
91% adherents
Primary language
Gyalsumdo · Indo-European family
6% speak Gyalsumdo
Gospel resources in Gyalsumdo
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Gyasumdoba
- 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.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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