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The Ngumbi of Equatorial Guinea

The Ngumbi of Equatorial Guinea, numbering approximately 21,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a northwestern Bantu ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the coastal area of Equatorial Guinea. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Ngumbi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Equatorial Guinea
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Ngumbi (nui)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 21,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013170
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Pray for the Ngumbi of Equatorial Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ngumbi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Kombe Speakers

Media Resources in Ngumbi:

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Bible Resources in Ngumbi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ngumbi 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 Ngumbi:
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 Ngumbi of Equatorial Guinea

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 8:1

Pray that God will reassure those who may be struggling with the cost of following Jesus that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Ngumbi Across Countries (ROP3 - 107288) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Ngumbi PG013170 Ngumbi Equatorial Guinea 21,000 Engaged yet Unreached Ngumbi Protestantism
Kombe PG012645 Kombe Cameroon 4,600 No Longer Unreached Ngumbi Roman Catholicism

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