The Palestinian Arabs of Kuwait

The Palestinian Arabs of Kuwait, numbering approximately 72,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a diaspora community of Palestinian Arabs in Kuwait They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Palestinian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Levant people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Arabic, Levantine.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Kuwait
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Levantine (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 72,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011793
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Pray for the Palestinian Arabs of Kuwait

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

93%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Arabic, Levantine
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Levantine:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Arabic, Levantine:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sabeel Media

1 entry

Or check out the Arabic, Levantine bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Palestinian Arabs 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 Palestinian Arabs:
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 Palestinian Arabs of Kuwait

And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
readExodus 14:22

Pray that the God who split the sea so that the Israelites might pass through would do another great work among these people, softening the hearts of those who remain lost to the good news and saving them from their sins.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
readMatthew 13: 45-46

Pray that they will recognize the treasure of knowing Christ Jesus and be willing to give up everything else to gain Him.

The LORD bless you and keep you.
readNumbers 6:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with God's grace, trusting that He will never abandon them.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

Arab, Palestinian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107785) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

21 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsHonduras21,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEl Salvador1,300No Longer UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsSyria565,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsUnited States136,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsCanada48,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates66,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsSaudi Arabia462,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsQatar380,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsLibya36,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsLebanon670,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsIraq22,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEritrea22,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEgypt146,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsPanama9,700No Longer UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsGuatemala1,900Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsYemen35,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
West Bank ArabsWest Bank ArabsPalestine3,410,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsKuwait72,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsJordan2,660,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsIsrael1,815,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsFrance1,100Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam

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