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The Hongjin Tai of Myanmar

The Hongjin Tai of Myanmar, numbering approximately 9,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Myanmar. They mostly adhere to Theravada Buddhism and Tai Hongjin is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Tai
Primary Language(s): Tai Hongjin (tiz)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 9,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG009425

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

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%
Theravada Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tai Hongjin
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

70%
%
Tai Hongjin Speakers

Media Resources in Tai Hongjin:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Tai Hongjin:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Tai Hongjin bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hongjin Tai 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 Hongjin Tai:
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 Hongjin Tai of Myanmar

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
readRevelation 21:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through challenges, they will find comfort in God's promise of a beautiful future when there is no pain or suffering for those who belong to Christ.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Tai Hongjin Across Countries (ROP3 - 109713) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Hongjin TaiPG009425Hongjin TaiMyanmar9,100Engaged yet UnreachedTai HongjinTheravada Buddhism

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