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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Parsi of Sri Lanka

The Parsi of Sri Lanka, numbering approximately 2,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a very small Zoroastrian community of Persian origin, who migrated from India during British rule. They are an Diaspora people, in the Parsee people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Zoroastrianism. They primarily speak Gujarati.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Sri Lanka
People Cluster: Parsee
Primary Language(s): Gujarati (guj)
Primary Religion(s): Zoroastrianism
Population: 2,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006438

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Zoroastrianism
Religious Affiliation: Other

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Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gujarati
Language Family: Indo-European

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Next steps for the Parsi

The Parsi are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Next steps for the Parsi

The Parsi 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.

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

Next steps for the Parsi

The Parsi are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Parsi of Sri Lanka

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.
readPsalm 6:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will remind them that He is near and will help them place their hope in Him when others wish to do them harm.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Parsee (ROP3 - 107901) reported in the following countries:

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