The Hindi of Singapore

The Hindi of Singapore, numbering approximately 12,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Asian diaspora people of Hindi-speaking heritage, descended primarily from migrants from northern India who maintain an identity rooted in the Hindi language and broader Indo-Aryan cultural traditions. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Hindi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Singapore
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 12,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG010704
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

95%
%
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
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Bible Resources in Hindi:

Or check out the Hindi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hindi 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 Hindi:
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 Hindi of Singapore

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
readJames 4:4

Pray that the lost will be convicted of their friendship with the world, which is hostility toward God, and that they will turn from their sin and embrace the grace and mercy of God through Christ Jesus.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
readPsalm 119:9

Pray that as young men place their faith in Jesus, they will walk in purity and live according to God's Word.

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 IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
HindiHindiSouth Korea2,700Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiGermany114,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiUnited Kingdom736,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiBhutan17,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiSingapore12,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiGuyana32,500Engaged yet UnreachedCaribbean HindustaniHinduism
HindiHindiMalaysia69,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiMyanmar278,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
HindiHindiPanama16,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiFrance95,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiCanada288,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiOman130,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiHindiUnited States911,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
Indian HindusIndian HindusSouth Africa1,375,000No Longer UnreachedHindiHinduism

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