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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Eastern Yongbei Zhuang of China

The Eastern Yongbei Zhuang of China, numbering approximately 739,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of several linguistic subgroups of Zhuang, China's largest ethnic minority (Guangxi) and can also be known as Yongbei of Binyang and Heng Counties. They are an Indigenous people, in the Zhuang people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion. They primarily speak Zhuang, Yongbei.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Zhuang, Yongbei (zyb)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 739,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048783

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion - Chinese F… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zhuang, Yongbei
Language Family: Kra-Dai

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Zhuang, Yongbei Speakers

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Next steps for the Eastern Yongbei Zhuang

The Eastern Yongbei Zhuang 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 Eastern Yongbei Zhuang

The Eastern Yongbei Zhuang 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 Eastern Yongbei Zhuang

The Eastern Yongbei Zhuang 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 Eastern Yongbei Zhuang of China

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
readTitus 3:3

Pray for those who seek worldly pleasures instead of God to flee from sin and choose God’s goodness and lovingkindness by placing their faith in Jesus.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that those who don't know the good news of peace and salvation through Jesus Christ will have an opportunity to receive it. Pray that it will bring hope and healing to their souls.

Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.
readPsalm 6:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will remind them that He is near and will help them place their hope in Him when others wish to do them harm.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Zhuang, Eastern Yongbei reported in the following countries (ROP3):

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