The Indo-Fijians of Fiji

The Indo-Fijians of Fiji, numbering approximately 194,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of predominantly South Asian ancestry indigenous to the Melanesian island nation of Fiji They are an Indigenous people, with Indo-Fijian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Fiji people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Hinduism. They primarily speak Fiji Hindi.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Fiji
People Cluster: Fiji
Primary Language(s): Fiji Hindi (hif)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 194,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008221
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

72%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Fiji Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Fiji Hindi Speakers

Media Resources in Fiji Hindi:

Films:

Bible Resources in Fiji Hindi:

Or check out the Fiji Hindi bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 2), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Marginally Reached People Group, (LPI: 4), 3% to 6% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical (GSEC: 4), this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical

Next steps for the Indo-Fijians:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Indo-Fijians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Indo-Fijians:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Indo-Fijians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Indo-Fijians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Indo-Fijians of Fiji

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
readPsalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
readJohn 10:27

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hear God's voice and will have the great assurance that no one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

Indo-Fijian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103016) reported in the following countries:

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