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The Ga of Benin

The Ga of Benin, numbering approximately 15,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic community belonging to the Ga-Dagbe group of Kwa peoples indigenous to the Greater Accra region of Ghana. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Ga is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Ga (gaa)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 15,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012324
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Pray for the Ga of Benin

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ga
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ga Speakers

Media Resources in Ga:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Ga:

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

1 entry

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Or check out the Ga bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ga 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 Ga:
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 Ga of Benin

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.
readPsalm 130:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will wait on the Lord and have patience and trust, knowing His ways and His timing are always perfect.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Ga Across Countries (ROP3 - 103095) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GaPG013324GaGhana734,000No Longer UnreachedGaEthnoreligion
GaPG014348GaTogo57,500No Longer UnreachedGaEthnoreligion
GaPG012324GaBenin15,000Engaged yet UnreachedGaProtestantism
GaPG050367GaUnited States100No Longer UnreachedGaEthnoreligion

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