The Indonesians of Hong Kong

The Indonesians of Hong Kong, numbering approximately 140,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic community whose identity is shaped by their shared history and culture on the islands of Indonesia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Indonesian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Hong Kong
People Cluster: Malay
Primary Language(s): Indonesian (ind)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 140,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050589
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

83%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Indonesian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Indonesian Speakers

Media Resources in Indonesian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Indonesians 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 Indonesians:
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 Indonesians of Hong Kong

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Indonesian Across Countries (ROP3 - 114115) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IndonesiansIndonesiansMalaysia344,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansSingapore200,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansNetherlands158,000Engaged yet UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansHong Kong140,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansUnited States79,500No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansAustralia30,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansCanada17,000Unengaged and UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansChina11,500No Longer UnreachedIndonesianProtestantism

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