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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 a Central Sudanic people whose homeland spans the South Sudan-Uganda border along the Nile, with South Sudanese communities concentrated in Magwi County and organized traditionally through patrilineal clans and local chiefdoms. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Ma'di is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Madi

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

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
read2 Corinthians 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the principle of sowing and reaping, and be generous in their giving and serving, knowing that they will reap a generous harvest.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

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

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
MadiPG050386MadiUnited States1,100No Longer UnreachedMa'diNeo-Pentecostalism
MadiPG012094MadiSouth Sudan25,000No Longer UnreachedMa'diNeo-Pentecostalism
MadiPG015114MadiUganda361,000Engaged yet UnreachedMa'diRoman Catholicism

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