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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Buraka of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Buraka of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 3,300 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Congo (Kinshasa) They are an Indigenous people, with Buraka as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Pygmy people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Buraka.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Pygmy
Primary Language(s): Buraka (bkg)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 3,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014526
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Pray for the Buraka of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Buraka
Language Family: Bookkeeping

53%
%
Buraka Speakers

Media Resources in Buraka:

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Bible Resources in Buraka:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Buraka 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 Buraka:
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 Buraka of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
readPsalm 111:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will praise the Lord with their whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Buraka Across Countries (ROP3 - 101761) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BurakaPG014526BurakaCongo, Democratic Republic of the3,300Engaged yet UnreachedBurakaAnimism
BurakaPG012846BurakaCentral African Republic3,900No Longer UnreachedBurakaAnimism

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