The Kroeung of Cambodia

The Kroeung of Cambodia, numbering approximately 22,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous West Bahnaric people of Ratanakiri in northeastern Cambodia, also known as Kreung or Krung, with villages concentrated around Banlung and O Chum. They mostly adhere to Animism and Krung is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Cambodia
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Krung (krr)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 22,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG020441
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
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Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Krung
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Krung Speakers

Media Resources in Krung:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Krung:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Krung bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kroeung 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 Kroeung:
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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 Kroeung of Cambodia

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that those who are lost and unaware of God's blessings will come to know Him as the one true God, put their trust in Him, and join in praising Him among the nations.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
readPsalm 100:3-4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of the Lord God, their Creator, and will give Him thanksgiving and praise.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Krung Across Countries (ROP3 - 105326) reported in the following countries:

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