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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Godoberi of Russian Federation

The Godoberi of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 3,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a small Andic-speaking highland people of Dagestan's upper Andi Koisu basin, historically part of the wider Avar cultural sphere yet distinct in language and tradition, who adopted Islam between the 10th and 14th centuries. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Ghodoberi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Ghodoberi (gdo)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 3,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024441
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ghodoberi
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

4%
%
Ghodoberi Speakers

Media Resources in Ghodoberi:

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Bible Resources in Ghodoberi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Godoberi 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 Godoberi:
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Pray specifically for the Godoberi of Russian Federation

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will use their faith and their church community as a testimony to the watching world and grow His Church.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Godoberi Across Countries (ROP3 - 103410) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GodoberiPG024441GodoberiRussian Federation3,000Engaged yet UnreachedGhodoberiSunni Islam

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