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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf Danes of Denmark

The Deaf Danes of Denmark, numbering approximately 59,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Danish Sign Language is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Denmark
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Danish Sign Language (dsl)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 59,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000082
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Danish Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

15%
%
Danish Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Danish Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Danish Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Danish Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Danes 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 Deaf Danes:
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 Deaf Danes of Denmark

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

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.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
readPsalm 23:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that the Lord is their shepherd, providing for their every need.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
readPsalm 23:3

Pray for believers to go and share the gospel with others here. Ask that God will restore their souls and lead them in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Deaf Danish Across Countries (ROP3 - 116623) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf DanesPG000082Deaf DanesDenmark59,500Engaged yet UnreachedDanish Sign LanguageProtestantism

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