People group profile · PG048802
The Ole of Bhutan
The Ole of Bhutan, numbering about 700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Bhutan.
They are an indigenous people in the Tibetan people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Buddhism, and they primarily speak Olekha.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bhutan
- Population
- 700
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tibetan
- Primary language
- Olekha (ole)
- Primary religion
- Folk 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
- Trongsa district: 3 enclaves west of Mangde river; Wangdue Phodrang district: Adha, Jangji, Rukha, Thrumzur, and Wangling villages; dialects separated by the Black mountains
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ole 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 Ole
- 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
Folk Buddhism · Buddhism
100% adherents
Primary language
Olekha · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Olekha
Gospel resources in Olekha
- 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 Ole
- 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.
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