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The Pinjara (Marathi) of India

The Pinjara (Marathi) of India, numbering approximately 18,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached.
They are described as a community of India and can also be known as Pinja, Pinjari, Dhunia, Behna, Bahana, Penja, Kahrar.
They are an Indigenous people, with Pinjara as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Urdu people cluster of the South Asian Peoples.
Their primary religion is Islam - Sunni.
They primarily speak Marathi.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Pinjara (Marathi) 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 Pinjara (Marathi) 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 Pinjara (Marathi) 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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readEphesians 6:12

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And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

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readRomans 10:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be eager to proclaim the good news of peace, knowing that the Lord has called them to this task.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

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