Unreached of Day Today | Joshua Project

City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Ranau

The Ranau live in South Sumatra, a province on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Their primary means of income is growing coffee and tobacco. Many Ranau carry a small knife called a "keris." In weddings, the groom gives a keris to his bride as a sign of his promise to protect her. Their marriages follow Islamic customs.

Ministry Obstacles

Only a small number of the Ranau faithfully practice their Islamic rituals. Even so, converting to another religion is strictly forbidden, even in cases of marriage to someone from another faith. Their identity is closely tied to Islam.

Scripture Focus

"And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted." Isaiah 12:4

Scripture Prayer

May this people group praise Him and tell others of His mighty deeds.

Prayer Focus

Pray for the Ranau to see the glory of the Lord and be drawn to Jesus. Pray for their elders to have dreams and visions that open their hearts to Jesus. Pray for the Lord to give the Ranaus a hunger for the truth. Pray for loving workers.

Ranau

People Name:

Ranau

Global Population:

71,000

Hub Country:

Indonesia

Number of Countries:

Primary Language:

Lampung Api

Primary Religion:

Islam

Christian Adherent:

0.05%

Evangelical:

0.03%

Bible:

New Testament

Ministry Resources:

Yes

Jesus Film:

Yes

Audio Recordings:

Yes

Status:

Unreached

Progress Level:

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Largest Countries

Country	Population ▼
Indonesia	71,000
Totals: 1	71,000

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