Yemeni Arabs of United States (PGID: PG047588)

The Yemeni Arabs of United States

The Yemeni Arabs of United States, numbering approximately 55,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Yemeni Arabs in the United States. They mostly adhere to Shia Islam and Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Arab, Yemeni
Primary Language(s): Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic (acq)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 55,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047588
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

50%

Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%

Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Speakers

Media Resources in Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic:

Films:

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Magdalena	View Film

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Bible Resources in Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yemeni Arabs 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 Yemeni Arabs:

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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 Yemeni Arabs of United States

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Romans 1:20

As God's creation declares His glory, pray that multitudes who don't know Him will see the works of His hands and desire to know more about the Creator.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19

Pray that the lost will see the new thing God can do in their lives and trust in His plan and purpose for them.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
2 Thessalonians 3:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere according to God's command, walk in faith, and be strong so that they can resist the evil one’s deception.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
John 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Arab, Yemeni Across Countries (ROP3 - 109729) reported in the following countries:

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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13 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG012274	Southern Yemeni Arabs	Yemen	12,190,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011516	Yemeni Arabs	Egypt	1,080,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011940	Yemeni Arabs	Saudi Arabia	259,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG012262	Yemeni Arabs	United Arab Emirates	214,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011483	Djiboutian Arabs	Djibouti	80,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Shia Islam
PG042710	Yemeni Arabs	Eritrea	71,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG015315	Yemeni Arabs	Madagascar	63,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG047588	Yemeni Arabs	United States	55,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Shia Islam
PG042743	Yemeni Arabs	Ethiopia	40,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042862	Yemeni Arabs	Sudan	35,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011896	Yemeni Arabs	Oman	25,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042759	Yemeni Arabs	Kuwait	8,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG050485	Yemini Arabs	Canada	7,100	Engaged yet Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	Sunni Islam

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