The Udi of Azerbaijan

The Udi of Azerbaijan, numbering approximately 5,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a small indigenous people of the eastern Caucasus, found primarily in Azerbaijan, with smaller communities in Georgia, Russia, and a few other countries. They speak Udi, a language of the Northeast Caucasian (Lezgic) language family They are an Indigenous people, with Udin as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Caucasus people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity. They primarily speak Udi.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Azerbaijan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Udi (udi)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 5,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024093
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

100%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Udi
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

77%
%
Udi Speakers

Media Resources in Udi:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Udi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Udi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Udi 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 Udi:
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 Udi of Azerbaijan

For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
readLuke 19:10

Pray that those who are lost will respond to the One who came to seek and save the lost, and experience the joy of being found.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
read1 Corinthians 3:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified in making disciples and be used by God to further His kingdom near and far.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Udin Across Countries (ROP3 - 110360) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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