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The Madi of South Sudan

The Madi of South Sudan, numbering approximately 25,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Uganda and South Sudan. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Ma'di is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: South Sudan
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Ma'di (mhi)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 25,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012094
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ma'di
Language Family: Central Sudanic

100%
%
Ma’di Speakers

Media Resources in Ma'di:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Ma'di:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1977 Bible Society of Uganda✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ma'di bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Madi are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Madi:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Madi of South 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.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
readMatthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
readHebrews 10:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will cling tightly to the hope they have in God to faithfully keep His promises.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

Madi Across Countries (ROP3 - 105990) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MadiPG015114MadiUganda361,000Engaged yet UnreachedMa'diRoman Catholicism
MadiPG012094MadiSouth Sudan25,000No Longer UnreachedMa'diNeo-Pentecostalism
MadiPG050386MadiUnited States1,100No Longer UnreachedMa'diNeo-Pentecostalism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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