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The Ingessana of Sudan

The Ingessana of Sudan, numbering approximately 132,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an African ethnic group of Sudan who speak the Gaam language and inhabit the Tabi Hills in the Blue Nile province. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Gaam is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Gaam (tbi)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 132,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012041
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

75%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gaam
Language Family: Eastern Jebel

100%
%
Gaam Speakers

Media Resources in Gaam:

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Bible Resources in Gaam:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ingessana 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 Ingessana:
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 Ingessana of Sudan

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
read1 John 1:9

Pray that God, who is faithful and just, will open the eyes of those who are lost and draw them to confess their sins and trust in Him to grant forgiveness.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
readHebrews 10:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love and encourage one another, spurring each other on to live lives that honor God.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

Ingessana (Gaam) Across Countries (ROP3 - 109675) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Ingessana PG012041 Ingessana Sudan 132,000 Engaged yet Unreached Gaam Sunni Islam
Tabi PG042736 Tabi Ethiopia 5,300 Unengaged and Unreached Gaam Ethnoreligion

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