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The Buhid of Philippines

The Buhid of Philippines, numbering approximately 12,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Mangyan people of Mindoro whose communities span Oriental and Occidental Mindoro and retain a distinctive traditional writing system. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Buhid is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Buhid (bku)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 12,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007646
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Pray for the Buhid of Philippines

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Buhid
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Buhid Speakers

Media Resources in Buhid:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Buhid:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Buhid 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 Buhid:
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 Buhid of Philippines

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that those who are lost and unaware of God's blessings will come to know Him as the one true God, put their trust in Him, and join in praising Him among the nations.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
readIsaiah 25:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of the Lord's coming, when He will swallow up death forever and wipe away their tears.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Buhid Across Countries (ROP3 - 101707) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BuhidPG007646BuhidPhilippines12,000No Longer UnreachedBuhidEthnoreligion

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