Kazakh of Mongolia (PGID: PG007493)

The Kazakh of Mongolia

The Kazakh of Mongolia, numbering approximately 161,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic people of mixed steppe ancestry concentrated in Mongolia's Altai region, descended largely from 19th-century migrants, who preserve a distinct Kazakh identity within Mongolia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kazakh is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Mongolia
People Cluster: Kazakh
Primary Language(s): Kazakh (kaz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 161,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007493
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

89%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kazakh
Language Family: Turkic

100%

Kazakh Speakers

Media Resources in Kazakh:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kazakh:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Kiyeli kitap 2010	✓	✓	✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kazakh bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kazakh 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 Kazakh:

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Pray specifically for the Kazakh of Mongolia

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
Luke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
1 Corinthians 3:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified in making disciples and be used by God to further His kingdom near and far.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
2 Corinthians 1:8-9

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will be faithful as they walk through trials and will have an opportunity to be a witness to others in this people group of the goodness of God.

Kazakh Across Countries (ROP3 - 104791) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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12 people groups

People Group ID	Name ▼	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG000247	Kazakh	Germany	40,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG000916	Kazakh	Russian Federation	807,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG007493	Kazakh	Mongolia	161,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024103	Kazakh	China	1,400,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024169	Kazakh	Iran	6,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024277	Kazakh	Kazakhstan	12,530,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024355	Kazakh	Kyrgyzstan	26,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024564	Kazakh	Turkiye	9,600	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024620	Kazakh	Turkmenistan	165,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024681	Kazakh	Uzbekistan	905,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG047197	Kazakh	United States	2,100	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG047416	Kazakh	Canada	7,900	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam

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