The Gbii of Liberia

The Gbii of Liberia, numbering approximately 12,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small people of southeastern Liberia whose language belongs to the Dey-Bassa branch of the Kru language family. They mostly adhere to Animism and Gbii is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Liberia
People Cluster: Kru
Primary Language(s): Gbii (ggb)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 12,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013492
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gbii
Language Family: Kru

100%
%
Gbii Speakers

Media Resources in Gbii:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Gbii:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Harvest Global Ministries✓

1 entry

Or check out the Gbii bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gbii 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 Gbii:
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 Gbii of Liberia

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Gbii Across Countries (ROP3 - 103277) reported in the following countries:

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