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Sekapan of Malaysia

Photo source: Anonymous

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Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
1,900	Sekapan	Ethnic Religions	40.00 %	6.00 %	Not available	Not available	3.2

Sekapan of Malaysia

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Text source: Anonymous Introduction / History The Sekapan are a small, minority group located in Malaysia. Where are they located? They live in the Belaga district of Sarawak in Malaysia. What are their lives like? The people make their living hunting, selling jungle products and farming. A few work in the publc sector. What are their beliefs? Though some still practice their traditional religion, many have become Christians. From 1920 onward BEM (Borneo Evanglical Mission) did work among them. What are their needs? There is a need for the local believers to undertake the support of a pastor. Prayer Points * Pray for the gospel to be declared in this region. * Pray for an improvement in the quality of life for the people. * Pray for translation of the Bible to begin in this people group's primary language. * Pray for the availability of the Jesus Film in the primary language of this people. * Pray for Gospel messages to become available in audio format for this people group. View Sekapan in all countries.
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Geography

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Region:

42 (, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

Yes

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Location in Country:

Belaga, 7th Division
(Source: Ethnologue 2010)

Peoples ^[3]

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People Name in Country:

Sekapan

People Name General:

108797

14821

Yes

Population in Country:

1,900

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Ethnicity

People Name General:

MSY44z

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Language

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Primary Language:

(1,900 Speakers)

skp

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Religion ^[4]

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	40.00 %	(Evangelical: 6.00 %)
Ethnic Religions	60.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christianity Segments:

Anglican	0.00 %
Independent	0.00 %
Protestant	70.00 %
Orthodox	0.00 %
Other Christian	0.00 %
Roman Catholic	30.00 %

(Evangelicals distributed across Christianity segments)

Progress Indicators ^[5]

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3.2

Level 6 Greater than or equal to 10% Evangelical

Bible Translation Status

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New Testament:

None Reported

Complete Bible:

None Reported

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None Reported

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