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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ingush of Russian Federation

The Ingush of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 445,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Vainakh people of Ingushetia in Russia's North Caucasus, closely related to the neighboring Chechens, whose entire population was deported to Central Asia in Stalin's 1944 Aardakh alongside the Chechens, with survivors barred from returning until 1957. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Ingush is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Ingush (inh)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 445,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024429
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ingush
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

69%
%
Ingush Speakers

Media Resources in Ingush:

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Bible Resources in Ingush:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ingush 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 Ingush:
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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 Ingush of Russian Federation

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
readJohn 14:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hope in trials because they know that Jesus will one day take them to be with Him forever.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Ingush Across Countries (ROP3 - 104033) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IngushPG024429IngushRussian Federation445,000Engaged yet UnreachedIngushSunni Islam
IngushPG024260IngushKazakhstan21,000Unengaged and UnreachedIngushSunni Islam

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