The Ndoola of Cameroon

The Ndoola of Cameroon, numbering approximately 4,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the wider Mambila people of Cameroon's Adamaoua Region, also called Njoyame, speaking a Mambiloid language related to Mambila, Vute, and Kwanja around the Mambila Plateau. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ndoola is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Ndoola (ndr)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 4,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012727
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Pray for the Ndoola of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

74%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ndoola
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ndoola Speakers

Media Resources in Ndoola:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Ndoola:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Ndoola bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ndoola 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 Ndoola:
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 Ndoola of Cameroon

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Ndoro Across Countries (ROP3 - 107172) reported in the following countries:

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