Penesak of Indonesia

Penesak of Indonesia The Penesak are known as a friendly community. This is demonstrated by their engaging style of speech. They are known for openly addressing others, offering long explanations of all that they know on a topic and seeking to make others feel at home. Formally, the Penesak people are Muslim though they practice many spiritist beliefs in their daily living. The Penesak watch over the graves of their ancestors and consider them to be sacred places. Every village has a sacred burial ground that is said to possess its own supernatural power. They believe that this spiritual power was possessed by the ancestors buried in that place and is still effective long after the ancestor has died. Ministry Obstacles The Musi language is not currently a written language. Outreach Ideas The Jesus film and Gospel recordings are available in the Musi language. Pray for workers who will take these to the people, and who will help them understand the message. Pray for the followers of Christ Pray the few Christ followers among the Penesak will have a hunger and thirst to learn as much as they can glean from God's word. Pray for the entire people group The most urgent need is help in applying appropriate agricultural technology to overcome the problem of low soil fertility in their area. Improved education and opportunities for work could help the Penesak become more self-sufficient. Better training, medical staff, and equipment are needed to improve health care in their area. Scripture Focus "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'" Isaiah 52:7		People Name: Penesak Country: Indonesia 10/40 Window: Yes Population: 139,000 World Population: 139,000 Language: Musi Primary Religion: Islam Bible: None Online Audio NT: No Jesus Film: Yes Audio Recordings: Yes Christ Followers: Few, less than 2% Status: Unreached Progress Level: 1.1