Why Pray for Unreached People Groups?

Standing in the gap for those who haven’t yet heard

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Before Jesus sent out workers, he prayed. That pattern ran through his entire ministry.

“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Luke 10:2, NIV
Man from an unreached people group Woman from an unreached people group
Three men from an unreached people group

The instruction is specific: ask. Among the world’s unreached people groups, there are men and women already longing for something they haven’t had a chance to hear.

God looks for people willing to pray about that.

“I looked for someone among them who would stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land.”

Ezekiel 22:30, NIV

Intercession means praying for people who don’t yet know who God is.

We ask for workers to go where the gospel hasn’t reached. And we bring those people before God even when they can’t do it themselves.

Here’s how to build that kind of prayer into your life.

Light the Nations interactive prayer map

Light the Nations Prayer Map

See the world’s unreached people groups on an interactive map and pray for them by name.

Every time someone prays, a light appears on the map. You can see at a glance that you’re not praying alone. Believers are standing in the gap together.

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Jianshui Nisu people group profile Tahaggart Tuareg people group profile Giddikki people group profile

Unreached of the Day

Pray for a specific unreached people group every day. Each profile tells you who they are, where they live, what they believe, and how to pray for them. It comes as an email, an app, a podcast, or a calendar, in nine languages.

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Lunia (Hindu traditions) people group profile Pray for Today Lunia (Hindu traditions) India · 3,414,000 · Hinduism
Prayer Cards Printable cards, each with a people group’s photo and a few ways to pray for them. Keep one in your Bible or on the fridge so that people stays part of your day. Prayer Guides Guides and calendars grouped by region, religion, or people cluster. Many run for 30 days, so they fit a month of prayer or a small group working through them together. Prayer Videos Short films that put faces and places to the peoples you’re praying for. Watch on your own, or use one to open your group’s prayer time. Prayer Ideas & Stories Fresh ideas for the days when you’re out of words, plus real stories of what God is already doing among these peoples.

Scripture quotations taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973 1978 1984 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.