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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lama of Togo

The Lama of Togo, numbering approximately 306,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Togo They are an Indigenous people, with Lama (Togo) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Gur people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Lama.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Togo
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Lama (las)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 306,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014396
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

49%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lama
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Lama Speakers

Media Resources in Lama:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Lama:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lama bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lama 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 Lama:
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 Lama of Togo

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
readPsalm 96:3

Pray for people to hear and believe the good news of Jesus and joyfully share it with their family and friends.

I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.
readMatthew 25:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will honor Jesus and find joy as they take care of those in need.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Lama Across Countries (ROP3 - 114833) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
LamaPG012335LamaBenin108,000Engaged yet UnreachedKabiyèAnimism
LamaPG014396LamaTogo306,000Engaged yet UnreachedLamaAnimism

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