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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bombongo of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Bombongo of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 8,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous Bantu community of Sud-Ubangi Province whose Bomboli-speaking settlements lie near Kungu and Dongo along a waterway flowing into the Ngiri River. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Bomboli is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Bomboli (bml)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 8,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014516
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bomboli
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

53%
%
Bomboli Speakers

Media Resources in Bomboli:

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Bible Resources in Bomboli:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bombongo 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 Bombongo:
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 Bombongo of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:20

As God's creation declares His glory, pray that multitudes who don't know Him will see the works of His hands and desire to know more about the Creator.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

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.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Bombongo Across Countries (ROP3 - 101581) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BombongoPG014516BombongoCongo, Democratic Republic of the8,700Engaged yet UnreachedBomboliEthnoreligion

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