People group profile · PG050400
The Makalu Sherpa of Nepal
The Makalu Sherpa of Nepal, numbering about 1,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Tibetan ethnic group indigenous to the Himalayan region of Nepal; a dialect subgroup of Sherpa (xsr).
They are an indigenous people in the Tibetan people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Sherpa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Population
- 1,600
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tibetan
- Primary language
- Sherpa (xsr)
- Primary religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Koshi province: Sankhuwasabha district, Makalu municipality
Where they live
Gospel status
The Makalu Sherpa 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 Makalu Sherpa
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Sherpa · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Sherpa
Gospel resources in Sherpa
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Sherpa)
Bibles
- 2015 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Makalu Sherpa
- 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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