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The Punjabis of Belgium

The Punjabis of Belgium, numbering approximately 24,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Punjab region of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Western Panjabi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Belgium
People Cluster: Punjabi
Primary Language(s): Western Panjabi (pnb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 24,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042494
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Western Panjabi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Punjabi, Western Speakers

Media Resources in Western Panjabi:

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Bible Resources in Western Panjabi:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
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Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
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Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will have simple, childlike confidence that He will provide for their needs.

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
readPsalm 105:1

Pray that many among them will call on the name of Jesus, develop a heart for the nations, and go to places where the gospel has not yet been received.

Punjabi, Western Across Countries (ROP3 - 110802) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Western PunjabisPG006420Western PunjabisPakistan97,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern PanjabiSunni Islam
Western PunjabisPG023134Western PunjabisUnited Kingdom272,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern PanjabiSunni Islam
Western PunjabisPG011845Western PunjabisLibya73,500Unengaged and UnreachedWestern PanjabiSunni Islam
PunjabisPG042494PunjabisBelgium24,000Unengaged and UnreachedWestern PanjabiSunni Islam
PunjabisPG048907PunjabisFrance5,100Engaged yet UnreachedWestern PanjabiHinduism

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