Pray for Tenzin
Our lives revolve around our animals. Each day my father wakes up early to tend the yaks. We have to move from place to place so the animals will have enough to eat. Lately, there has not been enough food for the animals, and some of my father’s animals have died. Our Tibetan Buddhist gods never seem to help us, but a nice man came and provided some food for our animals during the winter. He told us about the love of someone named Jesus, but I have never heard of him.
Unreached People Group Name | Ladakhi People |
Primary Language | Ladakhi |
People Cluster | Tibetan |
Primary Religion | Buddhism – Lamaism |
Countries | India, China, Pakistan |
Population | 217,100 |
% Christian | Less than 2% |
Bible Available | Yes |
J-Film | Yes |
Gospel Recordings | Yes |
Progress of the Gospel | Engaged yet Unreached |
“A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” Psalm 2:7-8
God, you sent your Son, Jesus, that those who believe on Him will be saved. However, even with access to the Bible, Jesus Film and gospel recordings, few Ladakhi have believed. So we ask You for the ends of the earth – Ladakh. Make it part of Jesus’ heritage and a place that is full of Christ followers.
“So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” Luke 15:3-7
Pray for the Ladakhi people to access the Bible online and read the stories Jesus told about the lost sheep. May they be a sinner who repents.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to give words to near-culture Christians as they continue to share the message of Jesus with the Ladakhi people.
Pray for the Gospel to reach the Ladakhi through digital videos, stories and Bible portions.
Use these resources to help pray specifically each day.
God, as we celebrate Jesus coming, the Hui still do not know Jesus as the Mighty God and Prince of Peace. May digital evangelism tools reach the Hui in all the countries where they reside. May the few Hui believers boldly share the truth of Jesus with their families and neighbors this season.
ReadGod, just as you gave a sign to the Jews of how to recognize the Messiah, will you send dreams to the Dong Xiang that they would recognize Jesus when they hear about Him. May the Dong Xiang find the limited gospel recordings and learn the truth of Jesus, God with us.
ReadGod, may the digital tools carry the Good News of Jesus to the villages where the Salar live. Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, may digital tools prepare the way and make the path smooth so that as Jesus is revealed as the Savior, Salar families would see and believe together.
ReadGod, nestled deep in the crevices of the Himalayan mountains, the Spiti people have limited access to the Gospel. Prepare their hearts to listen to those who bring the stories of Jesus.
ReadGod, you sent your Son, Jesus, that those who believe on Him will be saved. However, even with access to the Bible, Jesus Film and gospel recordings, few Ladakhi have believed. So we ask You for the ends of the earth - Ladakh. Make it part of Jesus' heritage and a place that is full of Christ followers.
ReadGod, the Tsum people are a small and closed community with little access to the knowledge of the New Covenant you established through Jesus. We pray that one day rather than trying to keep out the Gospel, they would be teaching their neighbors and encouraging each other to know the God.
ReadGod, You sent Jesus to bring good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, to proclaim both the your favor and coming vengeance, and to comfort all who mourn; yet, Thudam people are still bound in slavery to the idolatry of Tibetan Buddhism. Jesus, set them free this year.
ReadGod, use the Gospel recordings to proclaim to the Kyirong people that you have brought salvation for them. Continue to carry the truth of Jesus across the high passes to reach the Kyirong in the Himalayan mountains.
ReadGod, the Walung are isolated in the high valleys of the Himalayan mountains without even the Scriptures in their language; yet, Your creative glory surrounds them. As their young people travel to the city for supplies and work, may they also return with the truth of Jesus.
ReadGod, the Humla people have not heard that Jesus poured out His soul and was numbered with the transgressors. They do not know that Jesus will bear their sins and intercede for them. God, bring the good news of Jesus to the heights of the mountains.
ReadGod, You did not abandon Jesus to Sheol or let His body see corruption. You raised Him from the dead so that the Dolpo people could be saved and brought into relationship with You. May the few Gospel recordings available in their language find the hearts that are ready to receive the Good News.
ReadGod, the Nar Phu people are physically isolated in the mountains as well as linguistically unique. They are behind doors yet to be opened to allow You in since the Bible, Jesus Film, and Gospel recordings are not available in their language. But we pray that one day when they are asked, "Who is the King of glory?" they will respond, "The Lord of hosts!"
ReadGod, even as You sent Jesus as an infant, You knew He would one day go to the cross to be pierced for our transgressions that would bring us peace with You. The Hyolmo people are still like sheep who are going their own way. May You take the Gospel to the heights of the mountains through digital tools that the Hyolmo would know of the peace that could be theirs.
ReadGod, the Lowa people spend hours caring for their sheep and other animals. Use their deep connection with animals to help them recognize Jesus as both the Good Shepherd and the Lamb of God.
ReadGod, the Limi people have not heard the story that Jesus was stricken for the transgressions of their people. They do not know that though Jesus was without sin, He was crucified with criminals. May the Holy Spirit go to the Limi people to soften their hearts and prepare them to hear and believe the Good News.
ReadGod, as the Buryat people seek to survive in the difficult climate of Mongolia, they worship the created and not You, the Creator. This Christmas, may the Light of Jesus set them free to walk in the light.
ReadGod, the Khalkha Mongols can trace their ancestry back to ancient days, but they do not yet belong to the eternal kingdom of Jesus. May You use digital means to put the Bible and Jesus film in Hahl Mongolian on their mobile devices that they may become part of your kingdom.
ReadGod, the Inner Mongolians are separated from the rest of their people by the political boundary of China. May they meet Jesus, who was despised, rejected, and also acquainted with grief. During the long, cold winter of Inner Mongolia, use digital tools to spread the truth of Jesus.
ReadGod, You promised Jesus from the beginning as the way to overcome the curse of sin. However, the Li people still create their own ways of responding to evil. May digital tools take the message of Jesus birth, life, death and resurrection to the Li people this year.
ReadGod, You sent Jesus, born of Mary, to redeem us and adopt us as Your children. However, the Cun people still do not know adoption could be theirs too. God, provide access to the Gospel in their language.
ReadGod, as we celebrate that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the Lingao people continue to worship nature and spirits. May the stories of Jesus calling fishermen to be fishers of men, connect with the hearts of the Lingao fisherman. May many Lingao respond to the call to follow Jesus.
ReadGod, the Utsat people follow Islam and do not believe that Jesus was with you at the creation of the world. May you shine truth into their hearts this Christmas so that the Utsat find light and life through Jesus.
ReadGod, the Southern Dong are a unique people You created. But they currently worship evil spirits. Use digital means this Christmas to take the story of Jesus to the Southern Dong that they could be come children of God.
ReadGod, as the Liujiang Zhuang gather in their homes raised above the ground on stilts, may you send a near-culture Christian to share about Jesus. May they believe that Jesus fully represents You and can purify the Liujiang Zhuang from their sins.
ReadGod, we celebrate Jesus as the Light of the world. May You use digital means to put the Gospel in front of the Bai people. May You stir the hearts of the Bai to recognize Jesus and accept Him as their savior.
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