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The Gavar of Cameroon

The Gavar of Cameroon, numbering approximately 14,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Chadic people of Cameroon's Far North Region centered in Gavar canton and neighboring Gadala in Mayo-Tsanaga Department. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Gavar is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Gavar (gou)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 14,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012600
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

88%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gavar
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Gavar Speakers

Media Resources in Gavar:

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Bible Resources in Gavar:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gavar 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 Gavar:
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 Gavar of Cameroon

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Gavar Across Countries (ROP3 - 103250) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GavarPG012600GavarCameroon14,000No Longer UnreachedGavarFolk Islam

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