The Rahghar of India

The Rahghar of India, numbering approximately 216,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of Hindu Rajput who converted to Islam under Aurangzeb, found across Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Agriculture remains primary, alongside business and service. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Hindi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Rajasthani
Primary Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 216,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041629

Pray for the Rahghar of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Hindi Speakers

Media Resources in Hindi:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Hindi:

Or check out the Hindi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Rahghar 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 Rahghar:
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 Rahghar of India

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
readRomans 10:12

Pray that as people from different backgrounds place their faith in Christ, they will be unified by their faith Him.

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.

Ranghar Across Countries (ROP3 - 116805) reported in the following countries:

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