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What is T-H-U-M-B-O?To help remember the "people groups" you are praying for, try this... |
- T - Tribal people (All over Asia, mostly in remote areas)
- H - Hindus (India/Indonesia)
- U - Unreligious (Chinese and communist countries)
- M - Muslims (Middle East and North Africa Nations)
- B - Buddhists (Middle Asia, Thailand, Cambodia, China, etc.)
O - Orphans (Global)
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| Tribal people live mostly in Australia, Africa, South America and even North America. They believe everything has a spirit (water, rocks, sun, animals). They worship spirits and are afraid of making them mad. They also worship idols and practice witchcraft and go to witch doctors. |
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| The largest group lives in China, and others live mostly in Communist countries such as North Korea, Laos, and Vietnam. Their governments tell the people that there is no God and that only the government can help them. There are not enough Bibles and pastors for all the people who become Christians. For example, in China, only 1 in 5 Christians have a Bible. |
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| Buddhists live mostly in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Tibet), Mongolia, and Japan. They believe there are many paths to God. They believe that meditation, yoga, and martial arts are some of the ways to become "enlightened." Most Buddhists have an altar in their home or workplace where they worship idols. |
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| Hindus live mostly in India, Nepal, Suriname, Sri Lanka, and Bali (Indonesia). They believe in millions of gods who are good and evil. They worship idols by giving them flowers and food every day. Hindus believe that when they die they will come back again as another person or as an animal (cow, sheep, bug). Because of that, they don't eat meat. |
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| Muslims live mostly in West and North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Indonesia. They believe in one divine being, called Allah, whose messenger was Mohammad. They believe that Jesus was just a good prophet, not God. They believe they have to earn their way to heaven by doing more good deeds than bad deeds. |
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| Children become orphans when separated from their birth parents. Birth parents give children for adoption either by choice or by unavoidable circumstances. Some children are orphaned because both birth parents die and family members do not take them into their homes. Many kids are never adopted into a family. Children are often cycled between foster homes and orphanages without the benefit of a family. Many orphans grow into adulthood without parents to guide them. |
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