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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf Zimbabweans of Zimbabwe

The Deaf Zimbabweans of Zimbabwe, numbering approximately 3,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as 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 are an Indigenous people, with Deaf as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Deaf people cluster of the Deaf Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Zimbabwe Sign Language.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Zimbabwe
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Zimbabwe Sign Language (zib)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 3,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015688
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Pray for the Deaf Zimbabweans of Zimbabwe

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zimbabwe Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

100%
%
Zimbabwe Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Zimbabwe Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Zimbabwe Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Zimbabweans 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 Zimbabweans:
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 Zimbabweans of Zimbabwe

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
readPsalm 3:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience isolation or other persecution, God will sustain them and give them confidence and rest in Him.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Deaf Zimbabwean Across Countries (ROP3 - 116669) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf ZimbabweansPG015688Deaf ZimbabweansZimbabwe3,400Engaged yet UnreachedZimbabwe Sign LanguageEthnoreligion

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