The Bokoruge of Sudan

The Bokoruge of Sudan, numbering approximately 7,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Daju people whose royal line fled west from a collapsing medieval Darfur kingdom around the late 15th century to found the wandering Dar Sila sultanate straddling today's Chad-Sudan border, ruled from the town of Goz Beida. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Dar Sila Daju is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Ouaddai-Fur
Primary Language(s): Dar Sila Daju (dau)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 7,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042811
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dar Sila Daju
Language Family: Dajuic

100%
%
Daju, Dar Sila Speakers

Media Resources in Dar Sila Daju:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Dar Sila Daju:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Dar Sila Daju 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 Bokoruge:
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Pray specifically for the Bokoruge of Sudan

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.
readPsalm 105:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember His wonders, miracles, and perfect judgements.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Daju, Bokoruge Across Countries (ROP3 - 101553) reported in the following countries:

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