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A Focus on Southeast Asia: 663 Least-Reached People Groups Remain

Overview
Did you know that many peoples in the eleven nations of Southeast Asia were once Hindus, later Buddhists and today Muslim? Most peoples in this region of color and diversity are either Buddhist or Muslim and over six hundred people groups remain least-reached. The gospel is making small inroads; however, except for a few tribes in northern Thailand and Myanmar, few people groups have embraced Jesus. Five countries have least-reached populations of over fifty percent; some, like Cambodia, are still 95.2% least-reached! Indonesia is a huge challenge with over two hundred least-reached people groups which include over 130 million people. We need to pray that spiritual obstacles will be removed.

Prayer Points

• Expatriate and Indigenous Workers. Pray for God to send out workers and provide creative means of access to the least-reached peoples throughout Southeast Asia for the gospel.
  
  
• Storying. Pray for God to show workers how to tell his story effectively and accurately and for him to confirm his word with signs and wonders.
  
  
• Multiplication. Pray for God to inspire new believers to share throughout their natural relational networks what Jesus has done and is doing in their lives. Pray for many to come to faith.
  
  
• Fellowships. Pray for believers to understand that where two or three gather in Jesus' name, there he is in their midst; pray that they would focus on living fellowships to encourage one another to love and good deeds.
  
  
• Contextual Evangelism. Pray that believers would remain involved in community activities and actively seek friendship with local leaders as indications of good citizenship. Pray for God to help believers creatively communicate the gospel and his truth through familiar means with an eternal message of hope and salvation.