The Ndogo of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Ndogo of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 11,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Congo (Kinshasa). They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ndogo is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Ndogo (ndz)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 11,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014675
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

25%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ndogo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ndogo Speakers

Media Resources in Ndogo:

Films:
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1 film

Bible Resources in Ndogo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Ndogo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

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

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that they will receive the Word of God as a lamp to their feet and commit their ways to Him.

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
readHebrews 10:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live with reverence for God and not deliberately keep sinning after they receive the knowledge of the truth.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

Ndogo Across Countries (ROP3 - 107163) reported in the following countries:

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