The Vietnamese of Czech Republic

The Vietnamese of Czech Republic, numbering approximately 60,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic Kinh community indigenous to Vietnam. They mostly adhere to Mahayana Buddhism and Vietnamese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Czech Republic
People Cluster: Vietnamese
Primary Language(s): Vietnamese (vie)
Primary Religion(s): Mahayana Buddhism
Population: 60,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000777
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Pray for the Vietnamese of Czech Republic

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Mahayana Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

80%
%
Mahayana Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vietnamese
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Vietnamese Speakers

Media Resources in Vietnamese:

Films:
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MagdalenaView Film
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4 films

Bible Resources in Vietnamese:

Or check out the Vietnamese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
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 Vietnamese of Czech Republic

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

Kinh Across Countries (ROP3 - 105018) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
VietnameseVietnameseVietnam85,750,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseUnited States1,605,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseFrance656,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseJapan653,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseEthnoreligion
VietnameseVietnameseCambodia535,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseAustralia336,000No Longer UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseCanada258,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseTaiwan217,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseAncestor Worship
VietnameseVietnameseRussian Federation150,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseAncestor Worship
VietnameseVietnameseLaos139,000No Longer UnreachedVietnameseEthnoreligion
VietnameseVietnameseThailand119,000No Longer UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseUnited Kingdom100,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseMalaysia85,000No Longer UnreachedVietnameseConfucianism
VietnameseVietnameseGermany83,500Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseCzech Republic60,500Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseHong Kong46,500Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseMacao18,500Unengaged and UnreachedVietnameseFolk Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseNetherlands8,800No Longer UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseNew Zealand4,900No Longer UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseNew Caledonia4,200Unengaged and UnreachedVietnameseRoman Catholicism
VietnameseVietnameseChina2,800Unengaged and UnreachedVietnameseAtheism
VietnameseVietnameseVanuatu500Unengaged and UnreachedVietnameseRoman Catholicism
VietnameseVietnameseUzbekistan450Unengaged and UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
VietnameseVietnameseMartinique375Unengaged and UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism

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