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The Matbat of Indonesia

The Matbat of Indonesia, numbering approximately 1,700 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia .
They are an Indigenous people, with Matbat as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the New Guinea people cluster of the Pacific Islanders.
Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism.
They primarily speak Matbat.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Matbat 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.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Matbat 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.

No longer Unreached

The Matbat 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.

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Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
readRomans 5:1

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readRomans 12:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, knowing that this is their spiritual worship.

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readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

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