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The Lembak of Indonesia

The Lembak of Indonesia, numbering approximately 100,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Muslim Malay-related people of the Barisan mountain borderlands between Bengkulu and South Sumatra provinces, farming rice, coffee, and rubber and speaking the Col language in dialects named Lembak Delapan, Beliti, and Kayu Agung. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Col is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Lembak

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Musi of Sumatra
Primary Language(s): Col (liw)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 100,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022510
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Col
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
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Col Speakers

Media Resources in Col:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Col:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lembak 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 Lembak:
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 Lembak of Indonesia

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
readRomans 5:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of glory and be in awe of God's mercy that gives them access to Him through faith.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
readEphesians 6:13

Pray that God will send believers to the lost of this people group and that, as they share the gospel, they will take up the whole armor of God so that they can stand firm when trials come.

Lembak Across Countries (ROP3 - 105706) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
LembakPG022510LembakIndonesia100,000Engaged yet UnreachedColSunni Islam

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