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The Chamba Leko of Nigeria

The Chamba Leko of Nigeria, numbering approximately 119,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Adamawa State of northeast Nigeria. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Samba Leko is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Samba Leko (ndi)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 119,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013720
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Pray for the Chamba Leko of Nigeria

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Samba Leko
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Samba Leko Speakers

Media Resources in Samba Leko:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Samba Leko:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2007 Bible Society of Cameroon✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Samba Leko bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Chamba Leko 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 Chamba Leko:
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 Chamba Leko of Nigeria

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
readActs 16:15

Pray that God will bring entire families and households to faith in Him and raise up servant-leaders from among them.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Chamba Leko Across Countries (ROP3 - 101994) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Chamba LekoPG012567Chamba LekoCameroon62,000No Longer UnreachedSamba LekoEthnoreligion
Chamba LekoPG013720Chamba LekoNigeria119,000No Longer UnreachedSamba LekoEthnoreligion

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