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The Wandji of Gabon

The Wandji of Gabon, numbering approximately 21,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu people of eastern Gabon's Ogooué-Lolo and Haut-Ogooué provinces, closely related to the Adouma and Nzebi, with a matrilineal social organization structured around clans and lineages. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Wandji is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Gabon
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Wandji (wdd)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 21,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013219
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Pray for the Wandji of Gabon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Wandji
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Wandji Speakers

Media Resources in Wandji:

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Bible Resources in Wandji:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Wandji 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 Wandji:
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 Wandji of Gabon

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
readPsalm 56:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's promises, knowing that He will uphold them with His righteous right hand.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Wandji Across Countries (ROP3 - 110668) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
WandjiPG013219WandjiGabon21,500Engaged yet UnreachedWandjiProtestantism

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