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The Bisati of India

The Bisati of India, numbering approximately 8,800 people, are Unengaged and Unreached.
They are described as a Sunni Muslim community of peddlers and hawkers of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, whose name derives from bisat, meaning goods displayed for sale. They are also known as Manihar and Feriwala, and many now work in agriculture and trade.
They are an Indigenous people in the Urdu people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc.
Urdu is their primary language and Sunni Islam is their primary religion.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Bisati 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.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Bisati 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.

No longer Unreached

The Bisati 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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readRomans 5:7-8

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The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

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readHebrew 4:16

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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

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