The Indians (English) of Singapore

The Indians (English) of Singapore, numbering approximately 84,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a diverse South Asian community in Singapore descended from migrants who arrived during the colonial era and after, developing a distinct Indian Singaporean identity while maintaining varied linguistic, cultural, and religious traditions They are an Diaspora people, with Indian (South Asian) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Other South Asian people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Singapore
People Cluster: Other South Asian
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 84,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG018427
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

62%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Indians (English) 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 Indians (English):
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 Indians (English) of Singapore

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
readPsalm 46:10

Pray that those who do not yet worship Jesus will be still and know that He is God, that He will be exalted among them and in all the earth.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Indian (English) Across Countries (ROP3 - 104017) reported in the following countries:

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