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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kupsabiny of Uganda

The Kupsabiny of Uganda, numbering approximately 322,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Southern Nilotic (Kalenjin) ethnic group of Uganda and Sudan Sebei They are an Indigenous people, with Sebei as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Neo-Pentecostalism. They primarily speak Kupsabiny.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Kupsabiny (kpz)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 322,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015098
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kupsabiny
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Kupsapiiny Speakers

Media Resources in Kupsabiny:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Kupsabiny:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1995 Bible Society of Uganda✓✓✓
2019 Bible Society of Uganda✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kupsabiny bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Kupsabiny:
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Pray specifically for the Kupsabiny of Uganda

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
readActs 17:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a deep desire to know God more fully and to make Him known in creative ways to others who are still searching for truth.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Sebei (Kupsabiny) Across Countries (ROP3 - 105437) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KupsabinyPG015098KupsabinyUganda322,000Unengaged and UnreachedKupsabinyNeo-Pentecostalism

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