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The Nande of Uganda

The Nande of Uganda, numbering approximately 28,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnolinguistic community of Democratic Republic of the Congo. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Nande is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Nande (nnb)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 28,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015122
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Pray for the Nande of Uganda

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

61%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nande
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Nande Speakers

Media Resources in Nande:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Nande:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1980 Bible Society of Uganda ✓ ✓ ✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Nande bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nande 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 Nande:
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 Nande of Uganda

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
readActs 17:24-25

Pray that the good news will reach everyone in this people group and that many will come to know and serve the one true God who made the world and everything in it and lives today.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

Nande Across Countries (ROP3 - 107068) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Nande PG014669 Nande Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2,700,000 Engaged yet Unreached Nande Roman Catholicism
Nande PG015122 Nande Uganda 28,000 Engaged yet Unreached Nande Roman Catholicism

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