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The Kotokoli of Benin

The Kotokoli of Benin, numbering approximately 30,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic group of West Africa indigenous to the countries of Togo and Ghana. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tem is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Tem (kdh)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 30,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012334
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tem
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Tem Speakers

Media Resources in Tem:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Tem:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2019 Association Bible Tem✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tem bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Kotokoli:
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Pray specifically for the Kotokoli of Benin

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

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

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Kotokoli Across Countries (ROP3 - 105270) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KotokoliPG014384KotokoliTogo537,000Unengaged and UnreachedTemFolk Islam
KotokoliPG013345KotokoliGhana98,000Unengaged and UnreachedTemFolk Islam
KotokoliPG012334KotokoliBenin30,000Unengaged and UnreachedTemSunni Islam

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