The Judeo-Iraqi Arabs of United Kingdom

The Judeo-Iraqi Arabs of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 6,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethno‑religious Jewish community from Iraq whose culture, history, and everyday life were deeply rooted in Arab Iraqi society for more than two millennia. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Judeo-Iraqi Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Judeo-Iraqi Arabic (yhd)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 6,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000611
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Judeo-Iraqi Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi Speakers

Media Resources in Judeo-Iraqi Arabic:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Judeo-Iraqi Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Judeo-Iraqi Arabic bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Judeo-Iraqi Arabs:
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And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
readLuke 1:46-47

Pray that those who are lost will recognize their need for a Savior and joyfully embrace the mercy that God offers.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
readPhilippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Jew, Iraqi Across Countries (ROP3 - 110925) reported in the following countries:

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