Population: 2,000,000
Hub: Indonesia
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.00%
Hub: Indonesia
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.00%
Resources: JF, AR
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 40
Annual Deaths: 18,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 40
Annual Deaths: 18,000
Description: The Malay Riau are a subgroup of the Malay ethnicity which live primarily on the island of Sumatra. They are also scattered over the 3,300+ smaller islands of the Riau Province in Indonesia.
Prayer Points:
• The wide distribution of the Malay Riau adds to the complexity of reaching them with the gospel. At the same time, if a people movement were to begin among them it could impact many nearby unreached people groups among whom they are living. Pray that God would raise up hundreds of church-planters among them to effectively evangelize every island of the Malay Riau.
• Some Malay Riau live out over the ocean on houseboats or floating rafts. Pray for creative approaches to church-planting and discipleship that will effectively impact these isolated communities.
• The Malay Riau are strongly Islamic, and religious education for children is one of their highest priorities. Intercede for the establishment of a Christ-centered education program for the Malay Riau that will bring thousands of children into the Kingdom of God.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may the truth of the gospel bring the Malay Riau into freedom from darkness and into eternal hope through Jesus.
Every year 18,000 Malay Riau die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• The wide distribution of the Malay Riau adds to the complexity of reaching them with the gospel. At the same time, if a people movement were to begin among them it could impact many nearby unreached people groups among whom they are living. Pray that God would raise up hundreds of church-planters among them to effectively evangelize every island of the Malay Riau.
• Some Malay Riau live out over the ocean on houseboats or floating rafts. Pray for creative approaches to church-planting and discipleship that will effectively impact these isolated communities.
• The Malay Riau are strongly Islamic, and religious education for children is one of their highest priorities. Intercede for the establishment of a Christ-centered education program for the Malay Riau that will bring thousands of children into the Kingdom of God.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may the truth of the gospel bring the Malay Riau into freedom from darkness and into eternal hope through Jesus.
Every year 18,000 Malay Riau die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.