Nghari Tibetan in China
NAH-ree ti-BEH-ten

Different yet similar! The inhabitants of the Nghari region are also known as the Chang Tang (Northern Plain) Tibetans. Although they are ethnically Tibetan, they speak a language far removed from other Tibetan varieties. Their lifestyles have changed little over the last thousand years and are still devoid of any technology or machinery.

Ministry Obstacles
They believe that immersion in one of two holy lakes south of Mount Kailas will release people from their sins for a lifetime. Pilgrims who trek to the top of the 5,640-meter-high Dolma Pass are believed to be born again in the process. Folk Tibetans believe in a hell divided into eight hot and eight cold levels. Sinners are made to suffer until they have worked off their demerits. Such beliefs do not allow for a sinless Savior who is the only gateway to the Almighty.

Outreach Ideas
Believers can start with the worldview of the Nghari Tibetan people and use it as a beginning point to show that Yahweh has a far better plan for us.

Scripture Focus
"Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus."  Revelation 14:12

Scripture Prayer
Pray that the Lord grants endurance to the believers in this people group and that they are faithful to share the good news.

Prayer Focus
Pray that the 2020s would be the decade of a Disciple Making Movement among every Tibetan subgroup, including the Ngharis. Pray for a hunger for spiritual truth and a willingness to seek and find answers in Christ. Pray for the Lord to raise up his ambassadors to the Nghari Tibetans.

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