The Daur of China

The Daur of China, numbering approximately 125,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Mongolic ethnic group of northeastern China and one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic minorities of the People’s Republic of China. They are best known as frontier agriculturalists with deep historical roots in the Amur–Nen River region Dagur, Daghur, Dahur, 达斡尔族 They are an Indigenous people, with Daur as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Mongolian people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion. They primarily speak Daur.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Mongolian
Primary Language(s): Daur (dta)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 125,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006716
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

73%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Daur
Language Family: Mongolic-Khitan

75%
%
Daur Speakers

Media Resources in Daur:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Daur:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Daur are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Daur:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Daur of China

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
readDeuteronomy 6:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and might, as they strive to live lives that honor and glorify Him.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Daur Across Countries (ROP3 - 114030) reported in the following countries:

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