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The Ga of Benin

The Ga of Benin, numbering approximately 15,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic community belonging to the Ga-Dagbe group of Kwa peoples indigenous to the Greater Accra region of Ghana. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Ga is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Ga (gaa)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 15,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012324
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Pray for the Ga of Benin

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ga
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ga Speakers

Media Resources in Ga:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Ga:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ga 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 Ga:
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 Ga of Benin

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.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
readPsalm 42:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will thirst for God and be satisfied when they abide in Him.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
readPsalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

Ga Across Countries (ROP3 - 103095) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GaPG013324GaGhana734,000No Longer UnreachedGaEthnoreligion
GaPG014348GaTogo57,500No Longer UnreachedGaEthnoreligion
GaPG012324GaBenin15,000Engaged yet UnreachedGaProtestantism
GaPG050367GaUnited States100No Longer UnreachedGaEthnoreligion

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