Many of the Juneta people are still involved in the political arena. Most, however, are involved in agriculture-related industries. They are also known as Juneja and Junejo.
Mostly a Sindhi Rajput people, the Juneta people live in India's western states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Punjab, though most live in Pakistan's adjacent Sindh Province.
The air is tight with tension among the small Juneta people group. They don't feel safe in their homes. They live close to the border with Pakistan where threats and tensions are never far away between these two hostile nations. Ironically, a small number of these Muslims moved to Hindu India from Pakistan during the bloody 1947 Partition.
Twenty years ago, a member of their community, Mohammad Khan Junejo, was Prime Minister of Pakistan. He called on India to enter into immediate negotiations to defuse tensions rising from the massing of troops on their mutual border. War was averted between the two nuclear-armed nations.
The Juneta people are Muslim, but their form of Islam is affected by Hinduism, the religion of most people in India. They believe in the basic creeds of Islam, but their daily lives are affected by spiritual entities other than Allah.
Though they face physical danger by living near a border between two hostile nations, the Juneta people face a far greater spiritual danger by not embracing the Son of God who is the only one who can forgive sin.
Pray that many of their people will encounter the Holy Spirit and diffuse the tensions between their community and Jesus Christ.
Pray that God will raise up members of the Juneta people who will bring about physical and spiritual peace.
Pray that soon they will have a disciple-making movement that will bless their communities in India and Pakistan.
Scripture Prayers for the Juneta in India.
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20808/IN
http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/issue/day/juneta-people-of-india/
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/peter-stover/global-prayer-digest/e/56556999?autoplay=true
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
Global Prayer Digest: 2018-10-04 |
People Name General | Juneta |
People Name in Country | Juneta |
Alternate Names | जुनेटा |
Population this Country | 500 |
Population all Countries | 500 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 20808 |
ROP3 Code | 112363 |
Country | India | ||
Region | Asia, South | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | ||
Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 1 |
Gujarat 400 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
100.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Gujarati (500 speakers) |
Language Code | guj Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Gujarati (500 speakers) |
Language Code | guj Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Gujarati |
Primary Language: Gujarati
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1809-1965) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1820-1985) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1823-2021) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |