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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

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
GavarPG012600GavarCameroon14,000No Longer UnreachedGavarFolk Islam

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