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The Ngama of Chad

The Ngama of Chad, numbering approximately 137,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Sara people of Chad's Moyen-Chari region near Sarh, part of the Sara Majingai-Ngama cluster whose oral tradition traces origin near the Nile before a sixteenth-century westward migration fleeing Arab slave-raiding pressure. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Ngam is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Chad
People Cluster: Sara-Bagirmi
Primary Language(s): Ngam (nmc)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 137,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011434
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Pray for the Ngama of Chad

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ngam
Language Family: Central Sudanic

85%
%
Ngam Speakers

Media Resources in Ngam:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Ngam:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ngama are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Ngama:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Ngama of Chad

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

"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 believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Ngam Across Countries (ROP3 - 107236) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
NgamaPG011434NgamaChad137,000No Longer UnreachedNgamNeo-Pentecostalism
NgamPG012907NgamCentral African Republic34,000Engaged yet UnreachedNgamEthnoreligion

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