The Uduk of Sudan

The Uduk of Sudan, numbering approximately 29,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nilo-Saharan ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Blue Nile state in Sudan and the Upper Nile state in South Sudan. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Uduk is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Uduk (udu)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 29,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042843
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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: Uduk
Language Family: Koman

100%
%
Uduk Speakers

Media Resources in Uduk:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Uduk:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Uduk bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Uduk 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 Uduk:
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 Uduk of Sudan

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
readJohn 3:17

Pray for those who are living under the burdens of man-made religion to learn about the freedom Jesus offers them and turn to Him in faith.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe in Him.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
readDeuteronomy 6:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and might, as they strive to live lives that honor and glorify Him.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Uduk Across Countries (ROP3 - 110363) reported in the following countries:

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