The Bonan are considered a priority for outreach due to a probable lack of exposure to Christianity and the absence of active church planting and discipleship efforts. The Bonan are originally Mongol troops sent to their present location on the edge of Chinese territory to act as watch guards against the fierce Tibetans. After decades of intermarriage with other peoples, a distinct people group formed who came to call themselves Bonan, which means "I protect you." This name refers to their long history as the soldiers and protectors of the people in the area.

Ministry Obstacles: There has never been a Bonan church and maybe not a single Bonan believer. Missionaries worked among the neighboring Salar until the 1950s, but they were unable to establish a church. The Bonan are deeply rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, and this creates resistance to outside religious ideas. They are physically and socially distant from areas with active Christian outreach. Evangelism efforts must navigate complex cultural and linguistic differences.

Scripture Focus: "O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens."
- Psalm 8:1

Prayer Focus: Help this people group to know from the heart and the head that the Lord is great! Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light. Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches. Pray for innovative ideas to create access to rural areas and remove barriers. Pray for linguists and translators to begin work on the Bonan-language Scripture and gospel materials.