Population: 38,000,000
Hub: India
Religion: Hindu
Christians: 3.50%
Hub: India
Religion: Hindu
Christians: 3.50%
Resources: WB, JF, AR
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 760
Annual Deaths: 380,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 760
Annual Deaths: 380,000
Description: The Malayali speak a Dravidian language called Malayalam, which split off from Tamil around the 9th century A.D. Their language and culture have been shaped by their position on the Malabar coast, which has been the center of maritime trade between east and west for millennia.
Prayer Points:
• Christians among the Malayali trace their roots back to the Apostle Thomas. Today they have become a caste and sub-culture in Malayali society known as Syrian Christians. Pray that God might raise up a missionary movement among this ancient church to reach Malayali Hindu communities in a culturally sensitive way.
• The Malayali practice tantric temple worship, which seeks to energize the temple's idol by channeling the power of the gods. Pray for deliverance from demonic teaching and practices through the restorative ministry of the Holy Spirit.
• Malayali Hinduism has been strongly influenced by a Brahmin cult known as the Namboothiri. They require rigorous studies of the Vedic scriptures in the Sanskrit. language. Pray for spriitual breakthrough among the Namboothiri Brahmins and that many might become teachers of God's world.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, bless your people among the Malayali to embrace the lost with your love and mercy through the enabling of your Son Jesus.
Every year 380,000 Malayalis die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• Christians among the Malayali trace their roots back to the Apostle Thomas. Today they have become a caste and sub-culture in Malayali society known as Syrian Christians. Pray that God might raise up a missionary movement among this ancient church to reach Malayali Hindu communities in a culturally sensitive way.
• The Malayali practice tantric temple worship, which seeks to energize the temple's idol by channeling the power of the gods. Pray for deliverance from demonic teaching and practices through the restorative ministry of the Holy Spirit.
• Malayali Hinduism has been strongly influenced by a Brahmin cult known as the Namboothiri. They require rigorous studies of the Vedic scriptures in the Sanskrit. language. Pray for spriitual breakthrough among the Namboothiri Brahmins and that many might become teachers of God's world.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, bless your people among the Malayali to embrace the lost with your love and mercy through the enabling of your Son Jesus.
Every year 380,000 Malayalis die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.