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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ntomba of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Ntomba of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 414,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mongo subgroup around Lake Tumba in DRC's Equateur province, whose farming and fishing villages have long coexisted with Batwa hunter-gatherers in an interdependent economic and cultural relationship. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Ntomba 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): Ntomba (nto)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 414,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014694
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

78%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ntomba
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ntomba Speakers

Media Resources in Ntomba:

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Bible Resources in Ntomba:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ntomba are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Ntomba:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Ntomba of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
readPsalm 96:2

Pray that gospel resources will reach this generation so that they will receive the good news and sing to the LORD, bless His name, and tell of His salvation each day.

Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.
readPsalm 6:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will remind them that He is near and will help them place their hope in Him when others wish to do them harm.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Ntomba Across Countries (ROP3 - 107487) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NtombaPG014694NtombaCongo, Democratic Republic of the414,000Engaged yet UnreachedNtombaRoman Catholicism

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