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The Lugbara (Aringa) of Uganda

The Lugbara (Aringa) of Uganda, numbering approximately 1,610,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group living in southern Sudan, northwestern Uganda, and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Aringa is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Aringa (luc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,610,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015107
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Pray for the Lugbara (Aringa) of Uganda

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

88%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Aringa
Language Family: Central Sudanic

100%
%
Aringa Speakers

Media Resources in Aringa:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Aringa:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2013 Here is Life✓✓
2018 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Aringa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lugbara (Aringa) 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 Lugbara (Aringa):
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 Lugbara (Aringa) of Uganda

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
readPhilippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Lugbara, Low Across Countries (ROP3 - 115467) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
LugbaraPG014896LugbaraSouth Sudan56,000Engaged yet UnreachedAringaEthnoreligion
Lugbara (Aringa)PG015107Lugbara (Aringa)Uganda1,610,000Engaged yet UnreachedAringaSunni Islam

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