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The Mamasa of Indonesia

The Mamasa of Indonesia, numbering approximately 151,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Mamasa is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Toraja of Sulawesi
Primary Language(s): Mamasa (mqj)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 151,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022838
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

69%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mamasa
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Mamasa Speakers

Media Resources in Mamasa:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Mamasa:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2011 Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Mamasa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mamasa 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 Mamasa:
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 Mamasa of Indonesia

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
read2 Corinthians 12:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their weaknesses, hardships, and difficulties, having hope because Christ's power is made perfect in their weakness.

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
read2 Corinthians 1:11

Pray that many people will join in praying for the spread of the gospel here, and that God will answer these prayers by drawing more people to Himself.

Mamasa Across Countries (ROP3 - 106194) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MamasaPG022838MamasaIndonesia151,000No Longer UnreachedMamasaProtestantism

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