The Ngindo of Tanzania

The Ngindo of Tanzania, numbering approximately 639,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu people of southeastern Tanzania's Liwale and Kilwa districts, whose homeland in what became the Selous Game Reserve endured 1800s Ngoni raids and later formed the heartland of the Maji Maji rebellion against German colonial rule. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Ngindo is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Makua-Yao
Primary Language(s): Ngindo (nnq)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 639,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015005
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ngindo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

95%
%
Ngindo Speakers

Media Resources in Ngindo:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Ngindo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Lilagano Liyono ku Bandu Boa✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Ngindo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ngindo 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 Ngindo:
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 Ngindo of Tanzania

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.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
readEphesians 6:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be alert and persistent in prayer for all believers, offering their requests with thanksgiving.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Ngindo Across Countries (ROP3 - 107270) reported in the following countries:

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