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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Madi of Uganda

The Madi of Uganda, numbering approximately 360,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Uganda and South Sudan. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Ma'di is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Ma'di (mhi)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 360,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015114
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Pray for the Madi of Uganda

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ma'di
Language Family: Central Sudanic

100%
%
Ma’di Speakers

Media Resources in Ma'di:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Ma'di:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1977 Bible Society of Uganda✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ma'di bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Madi 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 Madi:
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 Madi of Uganda

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
readPsalm 46:10

Pray that those who do not yet worship Jesus will be still and know that He is God, that He will be exalted among them and in all the earth.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Madi Across Countries (ROP3 - 105990) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MadiPG015114MadiUganda360,000Engaged yet UnreachedMa'diRoman Catholicism
MadiPG012094MadiSouth Sudan25,000No Longer UnreachedMa'diNeo-Pentecostalism
MadiPG050386MadiUnited States1,100No Longer UnreachedMa'diNeo-Pentecostalism

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