The Jogi (Hindi) of India

The Jogi (Hindi) of India, numbering approximately 1,120,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diverse South Asian community whose name originally meant religious yogis, but today usually refers to hereditary caste groups historically tied to folk religious service and mendicant roles, with social status and identity varying by region. 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: Jogi
Primary Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 1,120,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048285

Pray for the Jogi (Hindi) 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

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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 Jogi (Hindi) 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 Jogi (Hindi):
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 Jogi (Hindi) of India

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that they will receive the Word of God as a lamp to their feet and commit their ways to Him.

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
readHebrews 10:35

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hold unswervingly to their faith and to their confidence in Christ, which has a great reward.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

Jogi (Hindi) Across Countries (ROP3 - 118751) reported in the following countries:

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