The Hindi of South Korea

The Hindi of South Korea, numbering approximately 2,700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community in South Korea descended primarily from migrants from northern and central India who maintain Hindi as a heritage language within the broader Indian population. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Hindi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: South Korea
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 2,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048753

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Hindi Speakers

Media Resources in Hindi:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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The SaviorView Film

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Bible Resources in Hindi:

Or check out the Hindi bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Hindi:
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Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
readPsalm 105:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will glory in His holy name and that their hearts will rejoice.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Hindi Across Countries (ROP3 - 103789) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Indian HindusIndian HindusSouth Africa1,375,000No Longer UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiUnited States911,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiUnited Kingdom736,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiCanada288,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiMyanmar278,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
HindiHindiOman130,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiGermany114,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiFrance95,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiMalaysia69,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiGuyana32,500Engaged yet UnreachedCaribbean HindustaniHinduism
HindiHindiBhutan17,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiPanama16,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiSingapore12,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiSouth Korea2,700Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism

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