The Dutch of Luxembourg

The Dutch of Luxembourg, numbering approximately 4,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a West Germanic people native to the Netherlands whose culture has been shaped by maritime trade, water management, urbanization, commercial exchange, and a long tradition of local self-government and civic cooperation. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Dutch is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Luxembourg
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Dutch (nld)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 4,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000367
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dutch
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Dutch Speakers

Media Resources in Dutch:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Dutch:

Or check out the Dutch bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Dutch:
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Pray specifically for the Dutch of Luxembourg

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
readMatthew 11:28-29

Please pray for them to lift their eyes to Jesus and find rest for their souls, lasting peace, and hope in Him.

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will lead those who might hesitate in getting baptized to trust Him as they obey His command, even when obedience is hard.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Dutch Across Countries (ROP3 - 102787) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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13 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
DutchDutchAustria3,300No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchDenmark6,300No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchNetherlands14,190,000Engaged yet UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchSweden12,500Unengaged and UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchAustralia80,500No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchSouth Africa312,000No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchNew Zealand37,000Engaged yet UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchCuracao12,500No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchUnited States1,685,000Engaged yet UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchCanada138,000No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchSint Maarten2,000No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchDutchLuxembourg4,200Unengaged and UnreachedDutchProtestantism
DutchDutchAruba4,300Unengaged and UnreachedDutchProtestantism

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