June 2004: This page is being discontinued.
This people group is no longer on our least reached list.
MUSI BANYUASIN OF INDONESIA
LOCATION : Musi Banyuasin district on the southern portion of Sumatra
POPULATION : 150,000
LANGUAGE : Melayu Banyuasin
PEOPLE CLUSTER : Musi
RELIGION : Islam
% OF CHRISTIANITY : 0%
SCRIPTURE : None
RADIO BROADCAST : None
JESUS FILM : None
GOSPEL AUDIO RECORDING : None
CHURCH PLANTING TEAM / MISSION AGENCY WORKING AMONG THEM: 1
The Musi Banyuasin are a last frontier people group geographically located on the equator just below the 1040 window in Indonesia. They live in the Musi Banyuasin district on the southern portion of Sumatra, one of Indonesia's main islands. South Sumatra appears to be a largely underdeveloped region ecomonmically and most likely culturally as well. It provides refuge for a vast array of exotic plants and animals.
The main commodities of the Musi Banyuasin district are rattan, resin, firewood, sawn timber and logs. Mining and quarrying products such as oil and natural gas are also found in the district as well as at offshore areas. The province also has various tourist attractions such as natural tourism, cultural and historical attractions. It has mountainous scenery with various flora and fauna, long coastal lines, rivers, lakes and unique and interesting multifarious traditions, arts, and cultures.
According to the people group information provided by The Joshua Project, of the 150,000 Musi Banyuasin, there are only 20 evangelical Christians. In their language there is no complete Bible, no New Testament, and not even any Bible portions. There is no Jesus Film in their language, nor any Christian radio broadcasts or audio recordings of the Gospel.
PRAYER POINTS
- Ask the Lord of the harvest to send forth more laborers to work among the Musi Banyuasin of Indonesia.
- Pray for this one missions minded church who felt spicifically called to reach and work among the Musi Banyuasin of Indonesia. Pray that God will show them His divine direction and opportunities to be able to reach the Musi Banyuasin.
- Ask the Lord to soften the hearts of the Musi people so that they will be receptive to the Gospel.
- Take authority over the spiritual principalities and powers that are keeping the Musi Banyuasin bound.
- Ask God to raise up prayer teams who will begin breaking up the soil through worship and intercession.
- Pray that Christian radio broadcasts, evangelical literature, and the Jesus film will be made available to the Banyuasin language.
- Pray that God will raise up qualified linguists to translate the Bible into Banyuasin language.
- Ask the Lord to establish strong local churches among the Banyuasin.
links to related inromation: www.joshuaproject.net , www.cccnow.org , http://www.bethanynorth.com/profiles/profile1.html
