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The Guiqiong of China

The Guiqiong of China, numbering approximately 16,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a linguistically and ethnically distinct Qiangic people of a narrow Dadu River strip in Sichuan's Kangding County, China, administratively classified as Tibetan by the government despite their separate language and heritage. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Guiqiong is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Guiqiong (gqi)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 16,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006752
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

100%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Guiqiong
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

70%
%
Guiqiong Speakers

Media Resources in Guiqiong:

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Bible Resources in Guiqiong:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Guiqiong 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 Guiqiong:
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 Guiqiong of China

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
readPsalm 96:9

Pray that many who do not yet know Jesus will come to know Him and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readLuke 18:17

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will have simple, childlike confidence that He will provide for their needs.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Guiqiong Across Countries (ROP3 - 103542) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GuiqiongPG006752GuiqiongChina16,500Engaged yet UnreachedGuiqiongTibetan Buddhism

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