The Gimnime of Cameroon

The Gimnime of Cameroon, numbering approximately 10,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Cameroon. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Gimnime is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Gimnime (gmn)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 10,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012608
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

75%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gimnime
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Gimnime Speakers

Media Resources in Gimnime:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Gimnime:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Gimnime 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 Gimnime:
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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 Gimnime of Cameroon

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

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

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Gimnime Across Countries (ROP3 - 103378) reported in the following countries:

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