Sindhi of Afghanistan (PGID: PG024016)

The Sindhi of Afghanistan

The Sindhi of Afghanistan, numbering approximately 27,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the Sindh province of Pakistan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Sindhi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Afghanistan
People Cluster: Sindhi
Primary Language(s): Sindhi (snd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 27,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024016
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sindhi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%

Sindhi Speakers

Media Resources in Sindhi:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Sindhi:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Bible Society of Pakistan		✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sindhi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sindhi 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 Sindhi:

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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 Sindhi of Afghanistan

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
Mark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
John 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
Philippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
Psalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Sindhi Across Countries (ROP3 - 109027) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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9 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG006400	Sindhi	Pakistan	28,330,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Sindhi	Sunni Islam
PG012252	Sindhi	United Arab Emirates	167,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Sindhi	Sunni Islam
PG018260	Sindhi	Malaysia	36,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Sindhi	Hinduism
PG000682	Sindhi	United Kingdom	29,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Sindhi	Sunni Islam
PG024016	Sindhi	Afghanistan	27,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Sindhi	Sunni Islam
PG011891	Sindhi	Oman	15,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Sindhi	Sunni Islam
PG047435	Sindhi	Canada	13,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Sindhi	Sunni Islam
PG043625	Sindhi	United States	10,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Sindhi	Sunni Islam
PG010720	Sindhi	Singapore	5,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Sindhi	Hinduism

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