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The Lendu of Uganda

The Lendu of Uganda, numbering approximately 23,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a central Sudanic ethnolinguistic people group indigenous to the Djugu territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Lendu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Lendu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Lendu (led)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 23,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015103
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Pray for the Lendu of Uganda

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lendu
Language Family: Central Sudanic

100%
%
Lendu Speakers

Media Resources in Lendu:

Films:
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2 films

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Bible Resources in Lendu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2015 Bible Society of Democratic Republic of Congo✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lendu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lendu 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 Lendu:
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 Lendu of Uganda

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
readPsalm 3:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience isolation or other persecution, God will sustain them and give them confidence and rest in Him.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Lendu Across Countries (ROP3 - 105715) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
LenduPG014610LenduCongo, Democratic Republic of the1,785,000Engaged yet UnreachedLenduEthnoreligion
LenduPG015103LenduUganda23,500Engaged yet UnreachedLenduEthnoreligion

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