Karen of Australia (PGID: PG043753)

PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Karen of Australia

The Karen of Australia, numbering approximately 4,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the Karen, an ethnic group of Sino-Tibetan language-speaking people indigenous to the Kayin State in southeastern Myanmar They are an Diaspora people, with Karen as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Karen people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Pwo Eastern Karen is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Karen
Primary Language(s): Pwo Eastern Karen (kjp)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 4,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043753

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pwo Eastern Karen
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

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Karen, Pwo Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Pwo Eastern Karen:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Pwo Eastern Karen:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Karen 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 Karen:

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Pray specifically for the Karen of Australia

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
Romans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will cling tightly to the hope they have in God to faithfully keep His promises.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 51:11

Pray that, as God sends people to cross cultures and share the good news of Jesus, many will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith and start a personal relationship with Him that will bring them everlasting joy.

Karen, Pwo Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 104659) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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3 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG046601	Eastern Pwo Karen	Myanmar	1,270,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Pwo Eastern Karen	Animism
PG043753	Karen	Australia	4,200	Engaged yet Unreached	Pwo Eastern Karen	Protestantism
PG050363	Pwo Karen	United States	200	Engaged yet Unreached	Pwo Eastern Karen	Animism

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