The Kirar of India

The Kirar of India, numbering approximately 1,005,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra described as a lesser Rajput lineage, claiming descent from a medieval conqueror of the Kirarwa fort. Once a martial group, they are now primarily landowning agriculturists. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Hindi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 1,005,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041393
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Hindi Speakers

Media Resources in Hindi:

Films:
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JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

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Bible Resources in Hindi:

Or check out the Hindi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kirar 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.

Next steps for the Kirar:
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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kirar of India

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
read1 John 4:10

Pray for those without the hope of Christ to understand the depth of God's love and the sacrifice He made for them.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
read2 Corinthians 12:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their weaknesses, hardships, and difficulties, having hope because Christ's power is made perfect in their weakness.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Kirar Across Countries (ROP3 - 112557) reported in the following countries:

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