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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sango of Central African Republic

The Sango of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 502,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Adamawa-Ubangi ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Ubangi reiver are of the Central African Republic. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Sango is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Sango (sag)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 502,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012925
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Pray for the Sango of Central African Republic

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sango
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Sango Speakers

Media Resources in Sango:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Sango:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Sango bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sango 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 Sango:
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 Sango of Central African Republic

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.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
readJohn 10:27

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hear God's voice and will have the great assurance that no one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

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.

Sango Across Countries (ROP3 - 108648) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
SangoPG011446SangoChad59,000No Longer UnreachedSangoEthnoreligion
SangoPG012925SangoCentral African Republic502,000Engaged yet UnreachedSangoProtestantism
SangoPG013016SangoCongo139,000Engaged yet UnreachedSangoProtestantism
SangoPG014717SangoCongo, Democratic Republic of the2,200No Longer UnreachedSangoRoman Catholicism

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