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The Buryat of Uzbekistan

The Buryat of Uzbekistan, numbering approximately 1,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Mongolic ethnic group indigenous to southeastern Siberia. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Russia Buriat is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Uzbekistan
People Cluster: Mongolian
Primary Language(s): Russia Buriat (bxr)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 1,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024661
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

55%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Russia Buriat
Language Family: Mongolic-Khitan

100%
%
Buriat, Russia Speakers

Media Resources in Russia Buriat:

Films:
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MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Russia Buriat:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Russia Buriat 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

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read1 Timothy 6:9

Pray for those, rich and poor, who have put their trust in worldly things, and ask that they will be honest with themselves, acknowledge their need for God and turn to Him.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

Buriat, Russia Across Countries (ROP3 - 115059) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BuryatPG000905BuryatRussian Federation461,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussia BuriatTibetan Buddhism
BuryatPG024661BuryatUzbekistan1,200Unengaged and UnreachedRussia BuriatTibetan Buddhism

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