Pray for the Chhetri:
We echo the words of David in the Psalms: “All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God” (Psalm 86:9-10). We praise you for the industrious and resourceful Chhetri people in Nepal. Thank you for the cheerfulness in their hearts and the communal nature of their culture. Jesus, we pray that you surprise them with true and everlasting joy - a joy that is beyond compare and can only be found in You. We pray that they would discover that everything that their hearts are searching for can be found in the one true God. Protect the missionaries in this land so that the gospel can continue to spread like wildfire and transform the nation. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Learn more about this least-reached people group:
The Chhetri people are one of the largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nepal, primarily residing in hilly terrains and traveling on foot. They have many religious, racial, cultural, and linguistic similarities to the people of northern India. Many are farmers living in small villages surrounded by farmland, and are a social community that gather at nearby trees or home porches.
The Chhetris speak Nepali as their primary language and follow Hinduism, with strong ties to rituals and ceremonies. Being a pantheistic faith, they recognize many gods, goblins and spirits, often making offerings to idols in order to gain favour.
Although many resources have been translated, mission work is difficult and dangerous. Christianity is considered a “foreigner’s religion” and missionaries are a caste that must not be associated with. Those who perform baptisms risk prison.
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