Population: 33,400,000
Hub: Indonesia
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.09%
Hub: Indonesia
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.09%
Resources: WB, JF, AR
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 400
Annual Deaths: 300,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 400
Annual Deaths: 300,000
Description: The Sunda are a Malay people who live primarily on the western side of Java, Indonesia. Around 28 million speak their ancestral language called Basa Sunda, and the remaining 5 million now speak Indonesian as their mother tongue.
Prayer Points:
• High population growth rates have put pressure on the traditional agrarian economy, forcing many to move to cities like Jakarata. Pray that those who have met Jesus in these cities might return to share their faith in their traditional homeland.
• Muslim extremism is growing among the Sunda. Pray for resistance against this influence and for the spiritual forces behind this to be driven back.
• The Sunda were forced to convert to Islam in the 16th century. Pray that their pre-Islamic culture might be redeemed to the glory of God.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may the Sunda worship you in spirit and in truth. Let your salvation come to their entire people.
Every year 300,000 Sunda die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• High population growth rates have put pressure on the traditional agrarian economy, forcing many to move to cities like Jakarata. Pray that those who have met Jesus in these cities might return to share their faith in their traditional homeland.
• Muslim extremism is growing among the Sunda. Pray for resistance against this influence and for the spiritual forces behind this to be driven back.
• The Sunda were forced to convert to Islam in the 16th century. Pray that their pre-Islamic culture might be redeemed to the glory of God.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may the Sunda worship you in spirit and in truth. Let your salvation come to their entire people.
Every year 300,000 Sunda die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.