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The Germans of Kazakhstan

The Germans of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 219,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West Germanic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by a long history of regional diversity, urban and rural traditions, Christianity, industrialization, and strong civic institutions. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Russian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Russian (rus)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 219,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048816
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Pray for the Germans of Kazakhstan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

49%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Russian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Russian Speakers

Media Resources in Russian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film
The SaviorView Film

6 films

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Bible Resources in Russian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1876 Synodal Bible, Light of the East Mission Anniversary Bible✓✓✓
2014 Bible League International✓
Holy Bible, New Russian Translation✓
Holy Synod Version✓

4 entries

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Or check out the Russian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Germans 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 Germans:
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 Germans of Kazakhstan

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

German Across Countries (ROP3 - 103305) reported in the following countries:

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24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
GermansPG007907GermansAustralia124,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG048816GermansKazakhstan219,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
GermansPG043397GermansCanada774,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG043248GermansUnited States914,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG017403GermansBolivia266,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG017238GermansParaguay225,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG015500GermansSouth Africa580,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG000018GermansAustria318,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG000979GermansSlovenia6,300Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG000830GermansHungary35,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG000771GermansCzech Republic22,500No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG000875GermansPoland45,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000588GermansSwitzerland318,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG015441GermansNamibia27,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000408GermansNetherlands579,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG016846GermansBrazil589,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000369GermansLuxembourg33,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000364GermansLiechtenstein1,400No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG024958GermansMexico13,500Unengaged and UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000239GermansGermany69,060,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000086GermansDenmark28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG046655GermansSpain112,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000056GermansBelgium80,500No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG018440GermansSingapore2,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanProtestantism

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