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The Taita-Taveta of Tanzania

The Taita-Taveta of Tanzania, numbering approximately 7,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu tribal group indigenous to the Taita-Taveta and Kajiado counties in southern Kenya. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Taveta is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-East
Primary Language(s): Taveta (tvs)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 7,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015051
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

63%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Taveta
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Taveta Speakers

Media Resources in Taveta:

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Bible Resources in Taveta:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Taita-Taveta 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 Taita-Taveta:
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 Taita-Taveta of Tanzania

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Taveta Across Countries (ROP3 - 109894) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Taita-TavetaPG015051Taita-TavetaTanzania7,100Engaged yet UnreachedTavetaRoman Catholicism
Taita-TavetaPG014864Taita-TavetaKenya423,000No Longer UnreachedTavetaNeo-Pentecostalism

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