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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Toma of Guinea

The Toma of Guinea, numbering approximately 335,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Guinea They are an Indigenous people, with Toma as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Toma is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Guinea
People Cluster: Mande
Primary Language(s): Toma (tod)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 335,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013433
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Pray for the Toma of Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

53%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Toma
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Toma Speakers

Media Resources in Toma:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Toma:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Society of Guinea Version✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Toma bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Toma 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 Toma:
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 Toma of Guinea

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:20

As God's creation declares His glory, pray that multitudes who don't know Him will see the works of His hands and desire to know more about the Creator.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow strong in His power, putting on the full armor of God, which will enable them to stand against the devil’s lies.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Toma Across Countries (ROP3 - 110143) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TomaPG013433TomaGuinea335,000No Longer UnreachedTomaEthnoreligion

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