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The Lumun of Sudan

The Lumun of Sudan, numbering approximately 15,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Nuba Mountains people whose homeland centers on the Lumun Hills of South Kordofan; they speak Lumun, a Talodi language, and traditionally live in small farming communities. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Lumun is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Nuba Mountains
Primary Language(s): Lumun (lmd)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 15,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050410
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lumun
Language Family: Narrow Talodi

70%
%
Lumun Speakers

Media Resources in Lumun:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Lumun:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Lumun bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lumun 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 Lumun:
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 Lumun of Sudan

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that those who are lost and unaware of God's blessings will come to know Him as the one true God, put their trust in Him, and join in praising Him among the nations.

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
readPsalm 19:3

Pray that God will lead them to His Word, and where it is not available, ask that He will raise up those who will produce gospel media in their heart language.

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
readRomans 5:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of glory and be in awe of God's mercy that gives them access to Him through faith.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Lomon Across Countries (ROP3 - 114644) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
LumunPG050410LumunSudan15,500Engaged yet UnreachedLumunRoman Catholicism

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