The Kaka of Central African Republic

The Kaka of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 19,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a small Bantu population in the Central African Republic near Berberati and Gaza on the Cameroon border, the historic starting point from which the wider Kako-speaking Bantu migration spread west in the mid-1800s. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Kako is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Kako (kkj)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 19,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012876
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kako
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kako Speakers

Media Resources in Kako:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Kako:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Kako bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kaka 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.

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readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
readRevelation 21:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through challenges, they will find comfort in God's promise of a beautiful future when there is no pain or suffering for those who belong to Christ.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Kaka Across Countries (ROP3 - 104439) reported in the following countries:

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