Arabs of Kenya (PGID: PG014761)

PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Arabs of Kenya

The Arabs of Kenya, numbering approximately 57,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diverse ethnolinguistic group whose identity is shaped by a combination of language, culture, history, and geography. Arabs are native to the Arabian Peninsula, Levant, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of Africa. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Swahili (individual language) is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Kenya
People Cluster: Arab, Arabian
Primary Language(s): Swahili (individual language) (swh)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 57,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014761
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Swahili (individual language)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%

Swahili Speakers

Media Resources in Swahili (individual language):

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
The Savior	View Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Swahili (individual language):

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Habari Njema (Interconfessional)	✓	✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Swahili (individual language) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Arabs 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 Arabs:

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 Arabs of Kenya

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
Romans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Psalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
Acts 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

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.
John 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.

Arab Across Countries (ROP3 - 100425) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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23 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG017321	Arabs	Argentina	1,580,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Spanish	Sunni Islam
PG014900	Arabs	Tanzania	508,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Swahili (individual language)	Sunni Islam
PG016532	Arabs	Brazil	491,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG006321	Arabs	Pakistan	248,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG007830	Arabs	Australia	161,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG000004	Arabs	Austria	101,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG000078	Arabs	Denmark	96,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG000580	Arabs	Switzerland	75,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG041734	Arabs	India	62,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG014761	Arabs	Kenya	57,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Swahili (individual language)	Sunni Islam
PG047072	Arabs	Greece	34,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG014477	Arabs	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	32,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG018465	Arabs	Malaysia	18,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG015486	Arabs	South Africa	16,000	No Longer Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011545	Arabs	Ethiopia	13,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG000374	Arabs	Malta	10,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG018478	Arabs	New Zealand	10,000	No Longer Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG014463	Arabs	Burundi	3,800	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG013266	Arabs	Ghana	3,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG016383	Arabs	Jamaica	2,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG015270	Arabs	Comoros	900	Engaged yet Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042248	Arabs	Maldives	750	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG016194	Arabs	Barbados	150	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam

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