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The Sasawa of Indonesia

The Sasawa of Indonesia, numbering approximately 400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small indigenous Papuan ethnolinguistic community of the Apauwar River region in Sarmi Regency, Papua, Indonesia. They are associated with the Sasawa language and are part of the broader network of small interior peoples inhabiting the Apauwar basin. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Kwerba is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Sasawa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Kwerba (kwe)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG023034
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

65%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kwerba
Language Family: Greater Kwerba

76%
%
Kwerba Speakers

Media Resources in Kwerba:

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Bible Resources in Kwerba:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sasawa 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 Sasawa:
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 Sasawa of Indonesia

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

Sasawa Across Countries (ROP3 - 108738) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
SasawaPG023034SasawaIndonesia400No Longer UnreachedKwerbaProtestantism

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