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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Komering of Indonesia

The Komering of Indonesia, numbering approximately 541,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia (Sumatra) They are an Indigenous people, with Komering as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Lampung of Sumatra people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Komering.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Lampung of Sumatra
Primary Language(s): Komering (kge)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 541,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022502
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Komering
Language Family: Austronesian

90%
%
Komering Speakers

Media Resources in Komering:

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Bible Resources in Komering:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Komering 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 Komering:
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 Komering of Indonesia

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
readJohn 3:17

Pray for those who are living under the burdens of man-made religion to learn about the freedom Jesus offers them and turn to Him in faith.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

Komering Across Countries (ROP3 - 105149) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
KomeringPG022502KomeringIndonesia541,000Engaged yet UnreachedKomeringSunni Islam

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