The goal of this campaign is, āTo produce and distribute an indigenous evangelistic audio-visual tool for every one of the Least Evangelized Mega Peoples by the year 2020, so that all can clearly see and understand the gospel message and embrace it as their own”.
India, the world’s second most densely populated nation, has more thanĀ one billion inhabitants. It is here that more than 40 million Bhojpuri Bihari can be found. They live primarily in the Northeastern region of India, in the state of Bihar. Ironically, the name “Bihar” is derived from a term that means “Buddhist monastery,” but the Bhojpuri Bihari are a staunch Hindu, not Buddhist, people.
The 18 million Bangri are located mainly in the states of Haryana, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Delhi. Their language, Bangaru, is a member of the Indo-Aryan language family. The Bangri are almost all Hindus, following the basic Hindu customs and traditions.
Kangri is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in northern India, predominantly in the Kangra, Hamirpur and Una districts of Himachal Pradesh and in the Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts of Punjab.[2] It is associated with the people of the Kangra Valley. The total number of speakers has been estimated at 1.7 million (as of 1996),[2] while those who reported their first language as Kangri in the 2011 census were 1.17 million[3] (compared with 1.12 million in 2001).[4]
The 11.3 million Kanauji (also known as the Western Hindi) are located mainly in the state of Uttar Pradesh. They speak an Indo-Aryan language called Braj Kanauji. Little is known about their specific lifestyle and culture. The Kanauji are 99.5% Hindu and follow the basic Hindu customs and traditions.
Dogra are an ethno-linguistic group in India and Pakistan. Their population is nearly 4 million. Being a diversified group, the Dogras include both savarnas such as Brahmins, Rajputs, Vaishyas and non-savarnas. Dogra Rajputs ruled Kashmir from the 19th century, when Gulab Singh was made Governor General of Kashmir by the Sikh Emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh, till independence. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir but also in adjoining areas of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and northeastern Pakistan. The Brahmin Dogras are predominantly Saraswat Brahmins, genetically of common origin with Saraswat Brahmin of Kashmir. They speak their own language, Dogri, which was recognized as one of the official languages of India in 2003. Most Dogras are Hindus, however some are Muslims.
Indigitube.tv is a platform for viewing and downloading videos and animations that share the gospel message in hundreds of different languages. This website is the result of a partnership called theĀ 20/20 Vision. The goal of this campaign is, āTo produce and distribute an indigenous evangelistic audio-visual tool for every one of the Least Evangelized Mega Peoples by the year 2020, so that all can clearly see and understand the gospel message and embrace it as their ownā. The 20/20 Vision project is an initiative to see new indigenous media produced for the remaining unreached people groups.
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The gripping report from our field producer:Ā “Through long, challenging days in India, we experienced God’s abundant grace to make an evangelistic film for the Santali people of Jharkand. Our team of filmmakers, cultural advisors, translators, actors, and dancers were all blessed with the much needed unity, patience, and endurance to make this movie come…
Based on a True Story of a Multi-Organizational Team This 4 minute motion-graphic film, in English and Chinese, follows the story of two workers who came to reach an unreached people group with the gospel. With so few workers compared to the size of the people group,they pray together and get the idea to find…
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DO YOU HAVE A HEART AND PASSION TO PRODUCE DRAMATIC GOSPEL PRESENTATIONS FOR UNREACHED PEOPLE? This course is open to the Body of Christ. No prior mission or media experience needed. The āFrontier Filmmaking Seminarā (FFS) is a six-week training workshop that includes a practical field assignment where participants work together with a experienced film…
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