The Fertit of Sudan

The Fertit of Sudan, numbering approximately 17,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Sudan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kara (Central African Republic) is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Arab, Shuwa
Primary Language(s): Kara (Central African Republic) (kah)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 17,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042690
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Pray for the Fertit of Sudan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kara (Central African Republic)
Language Family: Central Sudanic

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Kara (Central African Republic) Speakers

Media Resources in Kara (Central African Republic):

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Kara (Central African Republic):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Kara (Central African Republic) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fertit 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 Fertit:
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 Fertit of Sudan

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
readColossians 4:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, their speech will always be gracious and ready to answer for the hope which is within them.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that the promise in Revelation 7:9-10 will encourage believers from among them or from nearby people groups to share the gospel with people who have never learned it.

Baggara, Fertit Across Countries (ROP3 - 103010) reported in the following countries:

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