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The Geser Gorom of Indonesia

The Geser Gorom of Indonesia, numbering approximately 57,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous people of eastern Seram and the Gorom Islands in Maluku, historically part of the regional trading networks of the Geser-Gorom zone. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Geser-Gorom is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Maluku-Central
Primary Language(s): Geser-Gorom (ges)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 57,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG022653
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

92%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Geser-Gorom
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Geser-Gorom Speakers

Media Resources in Geser-Gorom:

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Bible Resources in Geser-Gorom:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

Next steps for the Geser Gorom:
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Pray specifically for the Geser Gorom of Indonesia

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

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.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Geser-Gorom Across Countries (ROP3 - 103309) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Geser GoromPG022653Geser GoromIndonesia57,500Unengaged and UnreachedGeser-GoromSunni Islam

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