November 2003
World View

Kham Tibetans

The Kham Tibetans of China are the largest of the three major Tibetan people groups. Numbering 1.8 million, they live in the high, rugged mountains of southwestern China. They are known as warriors for their history of banditry and resistance to Chinese occupation. Nearly all Kham people follow some form of Tibetan Buddhism. There are a couple of small Catholic communities among the Kham, but no other churches exist.

The few isolated evangelical believers live under intense cultural pressure. Evangelical workers recently learned that a village group of about 27 people, most of whom are Kham, have received Christ. There is no Bible that the majority of the Kham can read and understand. A Kham version of the JESUS film was recently completed, and a Kham-language gospel radio broadcast is scheduled to begin in 2003. Ask God to wrap His arms around the few believers among the Kham. Pray that the Spirit would draw multitudes of others to Christ. Ask God to call out laborers to bring in the harvest among this people group.

From Advance! August 2003
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