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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Jula of Ghana

The Jula of Ghana, numbering approximately 35,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande ethnic group indigenous to several West African countries. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Dyula is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Malinke-Jula
Primary Language(s): Dyula (dyu)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 35,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013310
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dyula
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Jula Speakers

Media Resources in Dyula:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Dyula:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1996 Bible Society of Burkina Faso✓✓✓
2013 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Dyula bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Jula are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Jula:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Jula of Ghana

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
readMatthew 13: 45-46

Pray that they will recognize the treasure of knowing Christ Jesus and be willing to give up everything else to gain Him.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
readRevelation 21:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through challenges, they will find comfort in God's promise of a beautiful future when there is no pain or suffering for those who belong to Christ.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Jula Across Countries (ROP3 - 104323) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Kong JulaPG013091Kong JulaCote d’Ivoire3,285,000Engaged yet UnreachedDyulaFolk Islam
JulaPG012407JulaBurkina Faso2,750,000Unengaged and UnreachedDyulaFolk Islam
JulaPG013551JulaMali127,000Unengaged and UnreachedDyulaFolk Islam
JulaPG013310JulaGhana35,500Engaged yet UnreachedDyulaFolk Islam
JulaPG047666JulaUnited States5,700Engaged yet UnreachedDyulaSunni Islam

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