The Afrikaners of Zambia

The Afrikaners of Zambia, numbering approximately 87,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a South African ethnic group primarily of Dutch, German, and French Huguenot descent. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Afrikaans is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Zambia
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Afrikaans (afr)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 87,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015562
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Afrikaans
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Afrikaans Speakers

Media Resources in Afrikaans:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Afrikaans:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Die Bybel in Afrikaans 1983-vertaling✓

1 entry

Or check out the Afrikaans bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Afrikaners:
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Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readMark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns”
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that God will provide open doors for believers who cross cultures to share the good news of salvation with those who need it. Pray that He will give them joy as they see Him move.

Afrikaner Across Countries (ROP3 - 100093) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AfrikanersAfrikanersUnited Kingdom67,000Unengaged and UnreachedAfrikaansProtestantism
AfrikanersAfrikanersAngola4,000Engaged yet UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersBotswana27,500Engaged yet UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersLesotho2,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersNamibia122,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersSouth Africa2,715,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersEswatini17,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersZambia87,500Unengaged and UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersZimbabwe44,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersUnited States22,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersAfrikanersCanada30,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansProtestantism

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