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The Vietnamese of New Zealand

The Vietnamese of New Zealand, numbering approximately 4,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic Kinh community indigenous to Vietnam. They mostly adhere to Mahayana Buddhism and Vietnamese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: New Zealand
People Cluster: Vietnamese
Primary Language(s): Vietnamese (vie)
Primary Religion(s): Mahayana Buddhism
Population: 4,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018514
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Pray for the Vietnamese of New Zealand

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Mahayana Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

60%
%
Mahayana Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vietnamese
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Vietnamese Speakers

Media Resources in Vietnamese:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
Magdalena View Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Vietnamese:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1924 Khoi-Cadman ✓
2002 Bible League International ✓
Ban Dich 2011 ✓
Revised Vietnamese Version ✓
Vietnamese Old Version ✓ ✓
Word of God for Everyone (Catholic) ✓ ✓ ✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Vietnamese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese:
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 Vietnamese of New Zealand

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.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe in Him.

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:46-47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be devoted to the teaching of God's Word, to fellowship with one another, and to prayer.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

Kinh Across Countries (ROP3 - 105018) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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24 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Vietnamese PG033474 Vietnamese Vietnam 85,780,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG043675 Vietnamese United States 1,605,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG000207 Vietnamese France 656,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG050668 Vietnamese Japan 654,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Ethnoreligion
Vietnamese PG008197 Vietnamese Cambodia 535,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG008087 Vietnamese Australia 337,000 No Longer Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG043501 Vietnamese Canada 258,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG048427 Vietnamese Taiwan 217,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Ancestor Worship
Vietnamese PG048428 Vietnamese Russian Federation 150,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Ancestor Worship
Vietnamese PG020963 Vietnamese Laos 139,000 No Longer Unreached Vietnamese Ethnoreligion
Vietnamese PG010933 Vietnamese Thailand 119,000 No Longer Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG000694 Vietnamese United Kingdom 100,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG046599 Vietnamese Malaysia 85,000 No Longer Unreached Vietnamese Confucianism
Vietnamese PG033510 Vietnamese Germany 83,500 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG000777 Vietnamese Czech Republic 60,500 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG050598 Vietnamese Hong Kong 46,500 Engaged yet Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG050595 Vietnamese Macao 18,500 Unengaged and Unreached Vietnamese Folk Buddhism
Vietnamese PG000445 Vietnamese Netherlands 8,800 No Longer Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG018514 Vietnamese New Zealand 4,900 No Longer Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG018377 Vietnamese New Caledonia 4,200 Unengaged and Unreached Vietnamese Roman Catholicism
Vietnamese PG007420 Vietnamese China 2,800 Unengaged and Unreached Vietnamese Atheism
Vietnamese PG011093 Vietnamese Vanuatu 500 Unengaged and Unreached Vietnamese Roman Catholicism
Vietnamese PG024326 Vietnamese Uzbekistan 450 Unengaged and Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism
Vietnamese PG016394 Vietnamese Martinique 375 Unengaged and Unreached Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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