The Cambodian Diaspora is made up of those who left Cambodia starting in April 1975, when the government fell to the Khmer Rouge. Khmer began to flee the Killing Fields to find safety in refugee camps along the Thai border. This continued through the 1980s as the Vietnamese army invaded and occupied Cambodia.
These displaced people sought acceptance as refugees in various countries. The United States, Australia, France and other countries became their new homes.
Most of the Khmer Cambodians came in the 1980s to what was once East Germany, a communist country. Surprisingly, some of these Cambodians have a level of nostalgia for living in a communist land.
The Khmer Cambodians are overshadowed by the Vietnamese and Chinese minorities in Germany. With their small numbers, they are trying to maintain some form of solidarity and unity.
Khmer in the West have similar beliefs to those in Cambodia. They practice Theravada Buddhism mixed with animism and ancestor worship. When Cambodians arrived in the Thai refugee camps, many heard the Gospel and a high percentage made professions of faith. This trend continued as they were sponsored by Christian churches in the West. Unfortunately, as they settled into their host countries many fell away. Over time, Buddhist temples were built in those countries which provide a place to practice their Khmer culture and traditional beliefs.
At the same time, Cambodian churches have had a significant influence. In the early 1990s, there were actually more Khmer believers in the West than in Cambodia. When a new Cambodian government was formed, many of these Christians played an important role in bringing the Gospel back to their homeland. Today, the overseas churches continue to send money and people to support the growing Christian movement in Cambodia.
Cambodians in the West need to adapt to their new countries. The second and third generations need better educational opportunities so that their communities can emerge from the poverty which has characterized their overseas experience. Most of all they need a relationship with Jesus Christ.
* Scripture Prayers for the Khmer in Germany.
* Pray for families of believers loving and serving others to grow reproducing churches among the Khmer people in Germany.
* Pray for a chain reaction of families reaching Khmer families that results in thousands of new believers who share their faith with others.
* Pray for grace and truth expanding into the entire Khmer communities as all believers learn to love others.
* Pray that churches and believers will bless their entire people group in such a way that God’s love will change the Khmer people like yeast changes dough.
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12662/GM
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12662/CB
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Khmer
http://en.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/5528-200-cambodians-in-germany-join-hun-manet-s-solidarity-meal.html
http://www.expat-advisory.com/events/southeast-asia/cambodia/phnom-penh/meta-house/photo-exhibit-about-cambodians-germany?quicktabs_1=2
http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/issue/day/2011/04/21
http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/issue/day/2007/03/25
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Khmer |
People Name in Country | Khmer |
Population this Country | 13,000 |
Population all Countries | 15,900,000 |
Total Countries | 13 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Cambodians; Central Khmer; Cu Tho; Cur; Kampuchean; Khmer Krom; Khmer Nam Bo; Khmer, Northern; Kho Me; Khơ-me; Kmer; Ku; Mien; Thai-Khmer; West Cham |
People ID | 12662 |
ROP3 Code | 104946 |
Country | Germany | ||
Region | Europe, Western | ||
Continent | Europe | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | Germany |
Region | Europe, Western |
Continent | Europe |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Language | Khmer (13,000 speakers) |
Language Code | khm Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Khmer (13,000 speakers) |
Language Code | khm Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Khmer |
Primary Language: Khmer
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1899-1933) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1929-1993) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1954-2016) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Central (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Khmer, Central |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Khmer |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Ratchana's Testimony |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
Film / Video | The Hope Video |
Film / Video | Voices of Cambodia - Bihab |
Film / Video | Yesterday is Over |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | God's Simple Plan |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app as APK File from FCBH |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
89.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 2.00 %) |
4.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
4.10 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.80 %
|
Non-Religious |
2.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.10 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
Unknown
|
Independent |
Unknown
|
Orthodox |
Unknown
|
Other Christian |
Unknown
|
Protestant |
Unknown
|
Roman Catholic |
Unknown
|
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2021 Kevin Morris, OMF International All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |