The Northern Qiandong Miao of China

The Northern Qiandong Miao of China, numbering approximately 2,470,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Hmu people of eastern Guizhou and northern Guangxi whose identity is rooted in the Northern Qiandong branch of the Hmongic language family and a shared history distinct from other Miao groups. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Northern Qiandong Miao is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Northern Qiandong Miao (hea)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 2,470,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007197
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Qiandong Miao
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

95%
%
Miao, Northern Qiandong Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Qiandong Miao:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Northern Qiandong Miao:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Northern Qiandong Miao 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 Northern Qiandong Miao:
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Pray specifically for the Northern Qiandong Miao of China

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and suffer for their faith, they will sing for joy and be glad in their hearts because the Lord has compassion on them.

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!

Hmu, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 114110) reported in the following countries:

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