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People group profile · PG048942

The Khaskeli of India

The Khaskeli of India, numbering about 600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a socioreligious community of Sunni Muslims speaking Kachchi and inhabiting Kutch district of Gujarat. He Khaskeli historically migrated from Sindh to serve the Baloch community.

They are an indigenous people in the Sindhi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kachhi.

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Fast facts

Country
India
Population
600
Affinity group
South Asian Peoples
People cluster
Sindhi
Primary language
Kachhi (kfr)
Primary religion
Sunni Islam
Strategic Progress Index ?
Unengaged and Unreached
Evangelical
No Known Evangelicals
GSEC ?
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority ?
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
Southern Asia, Asia
Location
Gujarat: Rann of Kutch area; Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh states

Where they live

Gospel status

The Khaskeli 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, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Khaskeli

  • 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

Sunni Islam · Islam

Primary language

Kachhi · Indo-European family

100% speak Kachhi

Gospel resources in Kachhi

  • Bible available, published 2013
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Khaskeli

  1. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  2. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  3. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  4. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.

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