 The
63,000 Buol people of Indonesia are mostly farmers or agricultural
businessmen living in a somewhat remote area of North Sulawesi.
Their villages are scattered out, and there is not a lot of
communication with the outside world. Their lives are
generally simple and not too much affected by the world outside.
The Buol are mostly Sunni muslims, but they follow
a lot of animistic practices and rituals as well. There are
many struggles with spirits and forces that they have no control
over, so they use dukuns (shaman or witch doctors) to try to appease
spirits with sacrifices and chants.
There is no known outreach to the Buol, partly
due to the remoteness of the villages. There are some
resources for evangelism, but nothing has been done to reach them
lately. The Buol for the most part live their lives with
little knowledge of the gospel of Christ and few opportunities to
know the truth. There are no known
believers, no churches, and no one focused on telling them the good
news.
Pray for someone to go to the Buol and share the
good news about Jesus with them in a way they can understand and
accept. Pray for resources to be available for church planters
who would go to them. Pray for the Lord to bring Buol people
together into redemptive relationships with believers who can share
with them. Pray for dreams and
visions that reveal God to the Buol and point them to the Savior.
Population: 63,000 --- Religion:
Sunni Islam / Animism --- Language: Buol
Location: North Sulawesi, Indonesia --- Evangelicals:
None --- Churches: None
Resource Links:
Joshua Project
Photo Credit:
Create International |
