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The Ruruma of Nigeria

The Ruruma of Nigeria, numbering approximately 16,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Kaduna State in Nigeria whose oral traditions trace their origin to hilltop settlements in the Kudaru and Zurubu Hills, from which they gradually descended to found lowland communities. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Ruma is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Ruma (ruz)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 16,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014095
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

55%
%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ruma
Language Family: Unattested

100%
%
Ruma Speakers

Media Resources in Ruma:

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Bible Resources in Ruma:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ruruma 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 Ruruma:
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 Ruruma of Nigeria

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
readPsalm 96:9

Pray that many who do not yet know Jesus will come to know Him and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
read1 Peter 3:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will always be prepared to share the reason for the hope that they have in Jesus with gentleness and respect.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Ruruma Across Countries (ROP3 - 108449) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RurumaPG014095RurumaNigeria16,500No Longer UnreachedRumaNeo-Pentecostalism

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