Nagaland is a strip of mountainous terrain on the easternmost edge of India. In this state there are 16 Naga tribes plus several others, each with its own customs, dress and cultural features. The people generally wear colorful dresses, and both men and women wear jewelry made from bones, shells, horns and ivory.

About three-quarters of the population of 1.5 million is involved in agriculture-raising rice, corn, millet, rubber and tea as major crops. Only a third of the land can be cultivated. As a result, Jhum cultivation, in which forested hill slopes are burned down and terraced for cultivation, is the most common form of farming. Naga landowners possess land inherited from their families, clans or villages.

The majority of Nagas identify themselves as Christian (88%), and a minority is Hindu (10%) and Muslim (less than 2%). Because Christianity is so widespread, churches are a vital part of community life. The state also has at least eight theological colleges. The Nagas of northeast India are fortunate to have the complete Bible in 12 languages, and thousands of Nagas have served God in many parts of India and abroad.

Christianity first came to Nagaland in 1872. Between the 1950s and 1970s, three separate waves of revival brought fresh surges of life and evangelistic activity into the Christian community. More recently, however, inter-ethnic feuding, lack of unity among denominations, nominalism, and drug addiction among the younger generation have undermined their Christian witness.

Gospel for Asia in Nagaland:
Work began in 1996
Personal evangelism
Church planting
Ministry to children
Film ministry