Mru in Myanmar (Burma)


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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Introduction / History

The Mro are also called Mru. They live mostly in Western Burma or Myanmar in the Chin Hill region. There are two main streams in the region and as a result there can be floods when there are monsoons.
The Mro speak Mru which is a Tibeto-Burman language. Latin and the Mru alphabet are used for reading and writing.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Mro work in cultivation. They believe that a dragon causes earthquakes. When a child is born, bamboos are put on the stream bank, and they kill a chicken and put its blood on the bamboo to worship the Nats who they believe in.
Regarding marriage among the Mro, the son who wants to be the bridegroom talks with his father about the woman he wants to marry, and the father, son and others go to the house of the woman he wants to be his bride. He gives idems to the parents of the bride. The father talks to his daughter about her marrying him and if she agrees, a dowry is given. A marriage promise is allowed to be broken as long as one of them says they do not love the other.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Mro follow Buddhism and animism. Most of them are followers of Theravada Buddhism. There are Christians among them too. In the late 1990s many became Christians due to what happened when Buddhist monks tried to force Christians to become Buddhists. A thunder bolt stopped them. Then lightning destroyed a Buddhist temple. More tried to attack another Christian village and as they went on a raft, fog came. The raft was crashed into by a barge and people on the raft drowned. Many people became Christians as a result. This could help more of the Mro to become Christians when reminded of this.


Prayer Points

Pray that signs and wonders will bring the Mro to Jesus Christ.
Pray for loving and dedicated gospel workers.
Pray for the Mro people to have the spiritual hunger it takes to embrace Christ no matter what the cost.


Scripture Prayers for the Mru in Myanmar (Burma).


References

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mro_people


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

Rakhine State

Source:  Asia Harvest      Download

People Name General Mru
People Name in Country Mru
Alternate Names Khammi; Mro; Mrung; Murong; Murung; Niopreng; मृू
Population this Country 25,000
Population all Countries 98,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 13849
ROP3 Code 106847
ROP25 Code 305653
ROP25 Name Mru
Country Myanmar (Burma)
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 17  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Rakhine State, Buthidaung, Maungdaw, and Ponnagyun townships.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Myanmar (Burma)
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 17  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Rakhine State, Buthidaung, Maungdaw, and Ponnagyun townships..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Buddhism
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
95.99 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.40 %)
4.01 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mru (25,000 speakers)
Language Code mro   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mru (25,000 speakers)
Language Code mro   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mru

Primary Language:  Mru

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1934)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1994)
Bible-Complete No
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Mru Jesus Film Project
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter Literacy primer for Mru Literacy & Evangelism International
Photo Source Gerald Roberts 
Map Source Bethany World Prayer Center  
Video Source Asia Harvest
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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