Throughout the month of March, we will be posting daily about Chinese Muslims, the prayer focus for our upcoming Secret Church gathering. We invite you to learn about Chinese Muslims and pray with us for God's glory to be made known among them. If you would like to read other posts in this blog series, you can find them here.
BACKGROUND
There are over 22 million Muslims of 10 distinct ethnic groups living within China without access to the Gospel. “Hui" means Muslim in China, so many times when we refer to the “Hui,” we are referring to these 10 Chinese Muslim people groups. However, the Hui are also the largest of these people groups with a population of 13 million. Our focus at Secret Church will specifically be on the Hui, Salar, and Dongxiang people groups. Today, we want to introduce you to the Hui people.
THE BASICS
The Hui (pronounced “way”), made up of at least 13 million people, are the largest and most widespread of China's Muslim nationalities. They also comprise the third largest minority group in China. Remarkably, Hui live in 2,310 of China's 2,369 counties and municipalities. Small pockets also live in Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Only .006% of them know Christ!
THEIR BELIEFS
To be Hui is to be Muslim—it is the core of who they are. Even if they don't fully understand it, or even follow it the same as people in other countries do, it has been hidden deep inside of them from the time they were very young. For the Hui, Islam is more than just a set of religious beliefs; it is a total way of life.
THE SITUATION
Although there are more than 13 million Hui scattered throughout China, very few (including the Chinese church) are intentionally planting their lives among the Hui to tell them about Christ. It is estimated that every five minutes one Hui person dies. Currently, more Hui people are dying daily than are hearing the gospel. The Hui are in desperate need of more laborers to boldly proclaim the gospel and reap the harvest that God has prepared.
PLEASE PRAY
- Pray for laborers called by God to reach the Hui – laborers from other countries as well as Chinese Christians currently living among the Hui.
- Thank God for ongoing gospel proclamation efforts among the Hui. Pray that effective strategies can be identified and implemented to make Christ's love known to the Hui.
- Pray for God to tear down the barriers that keep the Hui from hearing the Good News of Jesus' forgiveness and love.
- Pray that Hui believers will gather together and form churches that will multiply.
- Pray for followers of Jesus to boldly proclaim the gospel to the Hui, believing that God is at work among them.
Information for this post was taken from Pray4Hui.com. For more information about and prayer requests for Chinese Muslims, please visit Pray for the Hui and follow @pray4hui on Twitter.
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