Sikhs of Kenya (PGID: PG048148)

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The Sikhs of Kenya

The Sikhs of Kenya, numbering approximately 42,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group characterized by their rich cultural heritage, agricultural prowess, and vibrant traditions, originating from the Punjab region of South Asia, currently divided between Pakistan and India. They mostly adhere to Sikhism and Panjabi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Kenya
People Cluster: Punjabi
Primary Language(s): Panjabi (pan)
Primary Religion(s): Sikhism
Population: 42,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048148
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sikhism
Religious Affiliation: Sikhism

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Sikhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Panjabi
Language Family: Indo-European

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Punjabi, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Panjabi:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
The Savior	View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Panjabi:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
2000 Bible League International			✓
Indian Revised Version		✓	✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Panjabi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sikhs 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 Sikhs:

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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

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John 11:25

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And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
Acts 17:26-27

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2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God in all things, especially in times of persecution.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
John 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Punjabi, Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 108182) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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18 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG000673	Eastern Punjabis	United Kingdom	815,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism
PG043605	Punjabis	United States	606,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism
PG012249	Punjabis	United Arab Emirates	333,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sunni Islam
PG018234	Punjabis	Malaysia	172,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism
PG011888	Punjabis	Oman	134,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sunni Islam
PG009504	Eastern Punjabis	Myanmar	78,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Panjabi	Folk Hinduism
PG015024	Punjabis	Tanzania	71,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Hinduism
PG048148	Sikhs	Kenya	42,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism
PG011805	Punjabis	Kuwait	21,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sunni Islam
PG006280	Punjabis	Nepal	16,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Folk Hinduism
PG048144	Sikhs	France	16,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism
PG010717	Punjabis	Singapore	15,000	No Longer Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism
PG006439	Punjabis	Sri Lanka	13,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism
PG010910	Sikhs	Thailand	11,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism
PG000094	Punjabis	Denmark	10,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism
PG008234	Punjabis	Fiji	9,600	Unengaged and Unreached	Panjabi	Folk Hinduism
PG024006	Punjabis	Afghanistan	8,900	Unengaged and Unreached	Panjabi	Sunni Islam
PG001198	Punjabi Sikhs	Bangladesh	80	Unengaged and Unreached	Panjabi	Sikhism

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