Population: 2,800,000
Hub: Indonesia
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.00%
Hub: Indonesia
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.00%
Resources: NT, JF, AR
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 55
Annual Deaths: 25,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 55
Annual Deaths: 25,000
Description: The Sasak are a Malay people related to the Java and Balinese. Their language incorporates terms from the ancient Kawi language (proto-Javanese), Indian Sanskrit, and Arabic. They make up the majority of Lombok island's population.
Prayer Points:
• The Sasak have the highest death rate of infants Indonesia. Pray for specialized outreach to meet this need through medical-missionary centers and Kingdom development teams.
• A group of Muslim teachers known as the tuan guru, are seeking to Islamicize the Sasak through establishing madrassas and mosques, and even implementing Sharia law. Pray that this influential group might surreder to the Lordship of Jesus.
• Only portions of the Bible have been translated into Sasak, and some of these are over fifty years old. Pray for a new and complete translation of the entire Bible into the Sasak language.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may your eternal love enter into the hearts of the Sasak people.
Every year 25,000 Sasak die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• The Sasak have the highest death rate of infants Indonesia. Pray for specialized outreach to meet this need through medical-missionary centers and Kingdom development teams.
• A group of Muslim teachers known as the tuan guru, are seeking to Islamicize the Sasak through establishing madrassas and mosques, and even implementing Sharia law. Pray that this influential group might surreder to the Lordship of Jesus.
• Only portions of the Bible have been translated into Sasak, and some of these are over fifty years old. Pray for a new and complete translation of the entire Bible into the Sasak language.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may your eternal love enter into the hearts of the Sasak people.
Every year 25,000 Sasak die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.