The Gha-Mu of China

The Gha-Mu of China, numbering approximately 172,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Small Flowery Miao subgroup of western Guizhou's Nayong and Shuicheng counties in China, one of several distinct Hmong-related peoples grouped under a single official Miao nationality label after 1949 despite differing origins and dialects. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Small Flowery Miao is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Small Flowery Miao (sfm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 172,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006745
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Pray for the Gha-Mu of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Small Flowery Miao
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Miao, Small Flowery Speakers

Media Resources in Small Flowery Miao:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Small Flowery Miao:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Small Flowery Miao bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gha-Mu 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.

Next steps for the Gha-Mu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Gha-Mu of China

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 don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

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 the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
read1 Peter 3:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will always be prepared to share the reason for the hope that they have in Jesus with gentleness and respect.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Gha-Mu Across Countries (ROP3 - 103323) reported in the following countries:

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