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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Indonesians of Malaysia

The Indonesians of Malaysia, numbering approximately 344,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian linguistic community whose identity is more closely linked to Indonesian citizenship than to ethnic background. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Indonesian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Malaysia
People Cluster: Malay
Primary Language(s): Indonesian (ind)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 344,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG020239
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Pray for the Indonesians of Malaysia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

92%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Indonesian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Indonesian Speakers

Media Resources in Indonesian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Indonesian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Indonesian New Translation (formal) Version, 1974✓✓✓
Indonesian New Translation (formal) Version, 1974✓✓
Plain Indonesian Translation✓✓
Sehari-hari✓
Shellabear NT Kitab Suci Injil (Terjemahan 1912)✓✓✓
Shellabear OT Association for the Restoration of the 1912 Translation✓✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Indonesian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Indonesians 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 Indonesians:
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 Indonesians of Malaysia

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
readNumbers 6:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with peace in their lives, knowing that God is with them.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

Indonesian Across Countries (ROP3 - 114115) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IndonesiansPG020239IndonesiansMalaysia344,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG010706IndonesiansSingapore200,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG000416IndonesiansNetherlands158,000Engaged yet UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG050589IndonesiansHong Kong140,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG046484IndonesiansUnited States79,500No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG007935IndonesiansAustralia30,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG047441IndonesiansCanada17,000Unengaged and UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG007207IndonesiansChina11,500No Longer UnreachedIndonesianProtestantism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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