The Georgians of Kazakhstan

The Georgians of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 7,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Kartvelian people indigenous to the South Caucasus, speakers of the isolate Georgian language and script, with a distinct Orthodox Christian tradition dating to the 4th century and a culture marked by hospitality traditions and polyphonic vocal music They are an Diaspora people, with Georgian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Caucasus people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated. They primarily speak Georgian.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Georgian (kat)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 7,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024268
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

50%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Georgian
Language Family: Kartvelian

100%
%
Georgian Speakers

Media Resources in Georgian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Georgian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 Institute Bible Translation
Bibles International

2 entries

Or check out the Georgian bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Georgians:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Georgians of Kazakhstan

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
readPsalm 46:10

Pray that those who do not yet worship Jesus will be still and know that He is God, that He will be exalted among them and in all the earth.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Georgian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103298) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
GeorgiansGeorgiansGeorgia3,215,000Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansAzerbaijan15,500Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansIran64,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianShia Islam
GeorgiansGeorgiansKazakhstan7,200Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansTajikistan2,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansTurkiye180,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianSunni Islam
GeorgiansGeorgiansTurkmenistan1,800Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansUzbekistan8,900Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansUnited States39,500Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansCanada2,700Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansRussian Federation113,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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