The Seba of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Seba of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 367,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu people of southeastern DRC, centered in Kasenga Territory of Haut-Katanga near the Zambian border, also known as Kunda and distinguished by their Seba or Sewa language. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Seba is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Seba (kdg)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 367,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG014598
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

100%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Seba
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

50%
%
Seba Speakers

Media Resources in Seba:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Seba:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Seba bible at Bible.com

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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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

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Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
readProverbs 30:5

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"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Kunda (Seba) Across Countries (ROP3 - 115341) reported in the following countries:

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