The Jadupetia of India

The Jadupetia of India, numbering approximately 5,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Khotta-speaking caste community of Bihar also known as Chitrakar. Traditionally engaged in agriculture, they are now largely agricultural laborers and coal-mine workers. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Kudmali is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Bihari
Primary Language(s): Kudmali (kyw)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 5,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049729

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kudmali
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Kudmali Speakers

Media Resources in Kudmali:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Kudmali:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Jadupetia 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 Jadupetia:
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 Jadupetia of India

And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
readExodus 14:22

Pray that the God who split the sea so that the Israelites might pass through would do another great work among these people, softening the hearts of those who remain lost to the good news and saving them from their sins.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of host.
readJeremiah 15:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find joy and delight in the Word of the Lord.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Jadupetia Across Countries (ROP3 - 117794) reported in the following countries:

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