The Kachchi of Malawi

The Kachchi of Malawi, numbering approximately 15,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an Indo-Iranian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Kutch district of the Indian state of Gujarat They are an Diaspora people, with Kutchi (Kachhi) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Gujarati people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kachhi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Malawi
People Cluster: Gujarati
Primary Language(s): Kachhi (kfr)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 15,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015323
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

70%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kachhi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Kacchi Speakers

Media Resources in Kachhi:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Kachhi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kachchi 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 Kachchi:
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 Kachchi of Malawi

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.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Kutchi (Kachhi) Across Countries (ROP3 - 112475) reported in the following countries:

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