People group profile · PG050538
The Lahu Kuisoong of Laos
The Lahu Kuisoong of Laos, numbering about 1,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Kuisoong subgroup of the Lahu people of Laos who are closely associated with the Yellow Lahu tradition and maintain a distinct identity within the Lahu communities of northern Laos.
They are an indigenous people in the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Lahu Shi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Laos
- Population
- 1,600
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Other Tibeto-Burmese
- Primary language
- Lahu Shi (lhi)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Yellow Lahu, Kui Kong, Kuisoong
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Luang Namtha province: 4 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Lahu Kuisoong are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Lahu Kuisoong
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
93% adherents
Primary language
Lahu Shi · Sino-Tibetan family
90% speak Lahu Shi
Gospel resources in Lahu Shi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Lahu Kuisoong
- 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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