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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mobwa Karen of Myanmar

The Mobwa Karen of Myanmar, numbering approximately 4,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a small, distinct Karen subgroup in eastern Myanmar, defined by their own language and local identity, but still part of the broader Karen ethnic family They are an Indigenous people, with Karen as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Karen people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Karen, Mobwa.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Karen
Primary Language(s): Karen, Mobwa (jkm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 4,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG048772
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Karen, Mobwa
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

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Karen, Mobwa Speakers

Media Resources in Karen, Mobwa:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Karen, Mobwa:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mobwa Karen 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 Mobwa Karen:
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 Mobwa Karen of Myanmar

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
readColossians 4:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, their speech will always be gracious and ready to answer for the hope which is within them.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Karen, Mobwa Across Countries (ROP3 - 116868) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Mobwa KarenPG048772Mobwa KarenMyanmar4,500No Longer UnreachedKaren, MobwaProtestantism

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