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The Sara Mbai of Cameroon

The Sara Mbai of Cameroon, numbering approximately 6,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Sara-Bagirmi-speaking Nilo-Saharan ethnic group indigenous to southern Chad and Central African Republic. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Mbay is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Sara-Bagirmi
Primary Language(s): Mbay (myb)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 6,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012776
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Pray for the Sara Mbai of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mbay
Language Family: Central Sudanic

100%
%
Mbay Speakers

Media Resources in Mbay:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Mbay:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2004 Bible Society of Chad✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Mbay bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sara Mbai 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 Sara Mbai:
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 Sara Mbai of Cameroon

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

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.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

Sara Mbai Across Countries (ROP3 - 108710) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Sara MbaiPG011449Sara MbaiChad271,000No Longer UnreachedMbayEthnoreligion
Sara MbaiPG014097Sara MbaiNigeria16,500No Longer UnreachedMbayNeo-Pentecostalism
Sara MbaiPG012930Sara MbaiCentral African Republic16,000No Longer UnreachedMbayNeo-Pentecostalism
Sara MbaiPG012776Sara MbaiCameroon6,700No Longer UnreachedMbayNeo-Pentecostalism

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