The Hmong Njua of United States

The Hmong Njua of United States, numbering approximately 124,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hmong-Mien ethnolinguistic group indigenous to southwest China and adjacent border areas of Laos and Thailand. They mostly adhere to Animism and Hmong Njua is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Hmong Njua (hnj)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 124,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043267
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

93%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hmong Njua
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Hmong Njua Speakers

Media Resources in Hmong Njua:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Hmong Njua:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1990 Talking Bibles International✓

1 entry

Or check out the Hmong Njua bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Hmong Njua 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.

Next steps for the Hmong Njua:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Hmong Njua of United States

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

And God is able to make all grace about to you, so that having sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see that God provides for their needs and be content in His provision so that they may excel in every good work.

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
read2 Corinthians 1:11

Pray that many people will join in praying for the spread of the gospel here, and that God will answer these prayers by drawing more people to Himself.

Hmong Njua Across Countries (ROP3 - 114106) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Hmong NjuaHmong NjuaLaos253,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong NjuaAnimism
Hmong NjuaHmong NjuaThailand190,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong NjuaChinese Folk Religion
Hmong NjuaHmong NjuaUnited States124,000No Longer UnreachedHmong NjuaAnimism
Hmong NjuaHmong NjuaMyanmar14,500No Longer UnreachedHmong NjuaPolytheism
Hmong NjuaHmong NjuaFrench Guiana5,000No Longer UnreachedHmong NjuaRoman Catholicism
Hmong NjuaHmong NjuaCanada900No Longer UnreachedHmong NjuaAnimism

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