Malaysia
Two distinct parts: an eastern peninsula south of Thailand and a larger western island. Culturally divided between Muslim Malay and Buddhist Chinese. The Church is almost exclusively Chinese, as it’s forbidden to prosthelytize to Malay.
Major People Groups: Malay 61.7%, Chinese 20.8%, Indian 6.2%, other 0.9%
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population: 27,913,990
Peoples: 183 (31% unreached)
Largest Religion: Muslim
Muslim 61.3%, Buddhist 19.8%, Christian 9.2%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 1.3%, other 0.4%, Non 0.8%
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Prayer:
- Pray for religious freedom and boldness for Chinese believers that would facilitate cross-racial unity in the Church and a loving and persistent witness to Muslims.
- Pray for the Malay people, one of the world’s largest unreached people groups, to encounter the gospel both at home and abroad.
- Pray for an end to the ever-increasing pressure on Malaysians to adopt shari’a law.