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The Idoma of Nigeria

The Idoma of Nigeria, numbering approximately 1,130,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Middle Belt people whose homeland lies south of the Benue River; historically diverse Idoma-speaking communities developed a broader shared ethnic identity during the colonial era. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Idoma is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Idoma (idu)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,130,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013840
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Pray for the Idoma of Nigeria

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Idoma
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Idoma Speakers

Media Resources in Idoma:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Idoma:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1970 Bible Society of Nigeria✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Idoma bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Idoma 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 Idoma:
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 Idoma of Nigeria

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Idoma Across Countries (ROP3 - 103953) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IdomaPG013840IdomaNigeria1,130,000No Longer UnreachedIdomaEthnoreligion

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