Kazakh of Kazakhstan (PGID: PG024277)

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The Kazakh of Kazakhstan

The Kazakh of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 12,520,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Turkic people of Central Asia whose historic homeland is the vast steppe region of present-day Kazakhstan. They are the largest ethnic group in Kazakhstan and also have significant communities in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Russia They are an Indigenous people, with Kazakh as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Kazakh people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kazakh is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Kazakh
Primary Language(s): Kazakh (kaz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 12,520,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024277
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kazakh
Language Family: Turkic

70%

Kazakh Speakers

Media Resources in Kazakh:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kazakh:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Kiyeli kitap 2010	✓	✓	✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kazakh bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kazakh 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 Kazakh:

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Pray specifically for the Kazakh of Kazakhstan

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
Jerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Romans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.
Psalm 25:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the merciful nature and steadfast love of God as they walk with Him daily.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20

Ask God to bring people among this group to faith in Jesus who will be obedient to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded.

Kazakh Across Countries (ROP3 - 104791) reported in the following countries:

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12 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG024277	Kazakh	Kazakhstan	12,520,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024103	Kazakh	China	1,400,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024681	Kazakh	Uzbekistan	904,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG000916	Kazakh	Russian Federation	808,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024620	Kazakh	Turkmenistan	165,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG007493	Kazakh	Mongolia	161,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG000247	Kazakh	Germany	40,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024355	Kazakh	Kyrgyzstan	26,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024564	Kazakh	Turkiye	9,600	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG047416	Kazakh	Canada	7,900	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024169	Kazakh	Iran	6,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG047197	Kazakh	United States	2,100	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam

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