Southern Yemeni Arabs of Yemen (PGID: PG012274)

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The Southern Yemeni Arabs of Yemen

The Southern Yemeni Arabs of Yemen, numbering approximately 12,110,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Yemeni Arabs in Yemen They are an Indigenous people, with Arab, Yemeni as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Yemeni people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Yemen
People Cluster: Arab, Yemeni
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni (acq)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 12,110,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012274
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%

Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

Films:

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Magdalena	View Film

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southern Yemeni Arabs 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 Southern Yemeni Arabs:

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 Southern Yemeni Arabs of Yemen

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
Psalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Romans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
Matthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Arab, Yemeni Across Countries (ROP3 - 109729) reported in the following countries:

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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13 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▲	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG050485	Yemini Arabs	Canada	7,100	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042759	Yemeni Arabs	Kuwait	8,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011896	Yemeni Arabs	Oman	25,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042862	Yemeni Arabs	Sudan	34,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042743	Yemeni Arabs	Ethiopia	39,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG047588	Yemeni Arabs	United States	54,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Shia Islam
PG015315	Yemeni Arabs	Madagascar	63,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042710	Yemeni Arabs	Eritrea	71,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011483	Djiboutian Arabs	Djibouti	80,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Shia Islam
PG012262	Yemeni Arabs	United Arab Emirates	214,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011940	Yemeni Arabs	Saudi Arabia	258,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011516	Yemeni Arabs	Egypt	1,075,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG012274	Southern Yemeni Arabs	Yemen	12,110,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam

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