The Tokpegola of Nepal

The Tokpegola of Nepal, numbering approximately 3,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Nepal, Mechi zone: Topke Gola village. They are an Indigenous people, in the South Asian Buddhist people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism. They primarily speak Walungge.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: South Asian Buddhist
Primary Language(s): Walungge (ola)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 3,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048450
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

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Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Walungge
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

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Next steps for the Tokpegola

The Tokpegola are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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Next steps for the Tokpegola

The Tokpegola 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.

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

Next steps for the Tokpegola

The Tokpegola are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Tokpegola of Nepal

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Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

Tokpegola (ROP3 - 115560) reported in the following countries:

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