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The Deaf Hungarians of Hungary

The Deaf Hungarians of Hungary, numbering approximately 97,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Hungarian Sign Language is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Hungary
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Hungarian Sign Language (hsh)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 97,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000832
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Pray for the Deaf Hungarians of Hungary

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

39%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hungarian Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

10%
%
Hungarian Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Hungarian Sign Language:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Hungarian Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Hungarian Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Hungarians 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 Deaf Hungarians:
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 Deaf Hungarians of Hungary

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
read1 John 4:10

Pray for those without the hope of Christ to understand the depth of God's love and the sacrifice He made for them.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who are searching for a way to God and desiring truth will encounter the good news of eternal life and accept it.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Deaf Hungarian Across Countries (ROP3 - 116565) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
Deaf HungariansPG000832Deaf HungariansHungary97,500Engaged yet UnreachedHungarian Sign LanguageRoman Catholicism

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