Assyrians of Kuwait (PGID: PG011794)

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The Assyrians of Kuwait

The Assyrians of Kuwait, numbering approximately 8,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an indigenous Semitic people of northern Mesopotamia whose identity is rooted in Assyrian heritage, Neo-Aramaic language traditions, and the historic churches of the Syriac Christian tradition They are an Diaspora people, with Assyrian (Chaldean) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Assyrian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Turoyo is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Kuwait
People Cluster: Assyrian
Primary Language(s): Turoyo (tru)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 8,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011794
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Turoyo
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

80%

Turoyo Speakers

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Bible Resources in Turoyo:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Assyrians 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 Assyrians:

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Pray specifically for the Assyrians of Kuwait

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
Psalm 22:27-28

Pray that entire families will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith, and that they will worship Him and declare His righteousness to the nations.

And God is able to make all grace about to you, so that having sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see that God provides for their needs and be content in His provision so that they may excel in every good work.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Assyrian Across Countries (ROP3 - 100574) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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14 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG011701	Assyrians	Iraq	207,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Chaldean Catholicism
PG000543	Assyrians	Sweden	145,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Syriac Orthodox Christianity
PG000214	Assyrians	Germany	70,000	No Longer Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Syriac Orthodox Christianity
PG043528	Assyrians	United States	70,000	No Longer Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Chaldean Catholicism
PG012181	Assyrians	Syria	50,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Ethnoreligion
PG007833	Assyrians	Australia	40,000	No Longer Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Church of the East
PG011812	Assyrians	Lebanon	31,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Ethnoreligion
PG024540	Assyrians	Turkiye	29,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Syriac Orthodox Christianity
PG024131	Assyrians	Iran	22,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Chaldean Catholicism
PG043355	Assyrians	Canada	11,500	No Longer Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Chaldean Catholicism
PG011794	Assyrians	Kuwait	8,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Turoyo	Ethnoreligion
PG000613	Assyrians	United Kingdom	7,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Chaldean Catholicism
PG042491	Assyrians	France	4,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Chaldean Catholicism
PG011733	Assyrians	Israel	850	Unengaged and Unreached	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Ethnoreligion

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