Category Archives: Unreached Peoples

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The People of Lampung Krui

 

Introduction / History

The Lampung Krui (or Kroe) are a small sub-group who are closely related to the Komering, a larger people group in the Lampung cluster. The Lampung Krui and Komering are sometimes considered as one group called the Njo people. Most of the Lampung Krui live in and around the towns of Krui, Sanggi, and Kotajawa on the southwest coast of Sumatera, the world’s fifth largest island.Sumatera is an island rich in natural resources, such as minerals, oil, and forest products. However, most of the land consists of thick forests, swamps, and volcanic mountains with many obstacles for transportation and communication.

What are their lives like?
The land where the Lampung Krui live is flat and swampy. This type of land is very suitable for rice farming. Most of the Lampung Krui earn a living as farmers and small traders. Their crops are mainly sold at local markets or shops. Their lives are difficult and their incomes are low. Many children are forced to drop out of school to help supplement the family income.Lampung Krui houses usually consist of two main rooms. The first room serves as a bedroom while the second, which is larger, is used as a place to receive guests or for family gatherings. The walls and floor are constructed of wood and bamboo. The roof is clay tile or woven palm leaves.The father is the head of the family and may have more than one wife. Nevertheless, seldom does a man have more than one wife due to economic obligations. It is the wife’s responsibility to manage the home and the children. In addition, Lampung Krui women also work in the rice fields.

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New Plane To Aid BT In Indonesia

A former missionary pilot, Wycliffe Associates President and CEO Bruce Smith calls Indonesia

“one of the most challenging mission fields on earth.”

This remote and rugged chain of islands in the south Pacific is among the least explored places on earth and among the hardest to travel where people speak over 700 separate languages.

 

To read more about the story go to: Mission Network News

 

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Stand In The Gap

“The more you pray, the more will be revealed. You will appreciate not only the greatness of prayer, but the greatness of God.”

Joni Eareckson Tada

 

Through the prayer, we will see the greatness of God in the nations, we will see the glory of God revealed in the life of each people in the world.

This coming May 5th is the National Day of Prayer. Let’s all of us have some time to pray, seek God’s face, and stand in the gap between God  and the unreached people groups in the world (Ezekiel 22:30b). God is looking for people who wants to do that so that He will not destroy those nations.

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Profil Bangsa: Badui

PROFIL BANGSA: BADUI, INDONESIA


Pendahuluan/Sejarah

Daerah perbukitan Jawa Barat sebagian besar dihuni oleh kaum Muslim suku Sunda, namun daerah yang terletak di sektor barat dihuni oleh suku Badui — suatu komunitas Sunda purba yang masih tersisa, yang menggunakan dialek Sunda kuno. Suku Badui sengaja mengisolasi diri mereka di daerah pegunungan, ketika mayoritas penduduk pulau Jawa menjadi pemeluk agama Islam. Mereka telah mempertahankan kasta sebagai sistem stratifikasi sosial yang kental. Keturunannya ditandai melalui kedua orang tua mereka, namun keluarga asalnya tidak sekuat seperti pada kalangan etnis utama suku Jawa. Bentuk atau corak desa terdiri dari lebih kurang 35 kelompok kecil, yang terdiri dari rumah-rumah penduduk yang tersebar di sekitar lahan padi gagarancah, yang digarap secara musiman dan berpindah-pindah. Terdapat tiga desa yang tetap terisolasi sama sekali dari kontak-kontak dengan suku non-Badui. Orang Badui yang mengenakan busana hitam, berbicara dengan pihak luar; namun mereka yang mengenakan sarung putih, harus tetap mempertahankan isolasi secara ketat. Pemerintah telah berupaya untuk mendidik mereka dan telah membawa suatu perubahan gaya hidup bagi mereka. Namun, sebagian besar di antara mereka menolak bantuan ini, dan sebagai akibatnya mereka tetap buta aksara dan primitif. Suku Badui memiliki reputasi sebagai orang-orang yang gemar menggunakan ilmu hitam. Banyak orang yang takut karena kemampuan mereka untuk meramalkan masa depan dan menjampi musuh-musuh mereka.

Karena keterbelakangan mereka, mereka telah menolak untuk mendidik anak-cucu mereka pada sekolah-sekolah umum. Pemerintah juga tidak menyelenggarakan pendidikan, akibatnya mereka tetap buta huruf dan primitif. Menurut berita, para pria Badui diizinkan untuk menumpang kereta api secara gratis. Pria-pria mengenakan kemeja biru tua atau hitam dan sarung, serta melilitkan rambut mereka yang panjangnya sepinggang dengan kain hitam pada kepala mereka. Memotret mereka adalah suatu tindakan yang tabu.

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Spring 2011 Scripture Celebration

Spring 2011 Scripture Celebration: ”

By Angela Nelson

Wycliffe celebrated twenty-eight newly translated Scriptures today at the Orlando headquarters. These Bibles came from all over the world—places like Peru, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

The celebration included special music from Latin Grammy Nominee Lucia Parker, performances from the First Baptist Orlando Rejoice Dancers, and a parade of brightly dressed people carrying flags and Bibles. One lady carried a Bible on behalf of her father, who had been praying for that people group since 1982.

There was lots of rejoicing and thanking God for these translated Scriptures, but the celebration today was nothing compared to the prior celebrations that each of these language groups had when they received God’s Word for the first time. A video showed the depth of emotion the people from one Indonesian language expressed when their new Bible arrived by plane for the first time. A pastor passionately thanked God for getting to see God’s Word in his lifetime—just as Simeon was promised that he would see the Christ child before he died.