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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lak of Russian Federation

The Lak of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 179,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Northeast Caucasus ethnic group indigenous to the Dagestani Repuglic of Russia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Lak is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Lak (lbe)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 179,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024467
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Pray for the Lak of Russian Federation

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lak
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

82%
%
Lak Speakers

Media Resources in Lak:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Lak:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lak 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 Lak:
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 Lak of Russian Federation

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
readPsalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Lak Across Countries (ROP3 - 105583) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LakPG024467LakRussian Federation179,000Engaged yet UnreachedLakSunni Islam
LakPG024624LakTurkmenistan4,500Unengaged and UnreachedLakSunni Islam
LakPG024687LakUzbekistan4,200Unengaged and UnreachedLakSunni Islam

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