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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lisabata-Nuniali of Indonesia

The Lisabata-Nuniali of Indonesia, numbering approximately 3,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia. They are an Indigenous people, in the Maluku-Central people cluster of the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Islam - Sunni. They primarily speak Lisabata-Nuniali.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Maluku-Central
Primary Language(s): Lisabata-Nuniali (lcs)
Primary Religion(s): Islam - Sunni
Population: 3,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022681

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Islam - Sunni Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lisabata-Nuniali
Language Family: Austronesian

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Lisabata-Nuniali Speakers

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Next steps for the Lisabata-Nuniali

The Lisabata-Nuniali are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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Next steps for the Lisabata-Nuniali

The Lisabata-Nuniali 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.

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Next steps for the Lisabata-Nuniali

The Lisabata-Nuniali are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
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Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
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Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be eager to proclaim the good news of peace, knowing that the Lord has called them to this task.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
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Pray that God's people will preach the message of Jesus' death and resurrection and that it will spread among the lost through the selfless witness of believers.

Lisabata-Nuniali (ROP3 - 105797) reported in the following countries:

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