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The Banda of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Banda of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 162,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Central African Republic and South Sudan. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Togbo-Vara Banda is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Togbo-Vara Banda (tor)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 162,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043068

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Pray for the Banda of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Togbo-Vara Banda
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Banda, Togbo-Vara Speakers

Media Resources in Togbo-Vara Banda:

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Bible Resources in Togbo-Vara Banda:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Banda 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 Banda:
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 Banda of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
readColossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
readMatthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
readPsalm 121:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience hardship, God will remind them that their help comes from the One who made heaven and earth and that He is powerful to meet their needs.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Banda, West Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 100954) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DakpaPG012849DakpaCentral African Republic114,000No Longer UnreachedWest Central BandaEthnoreligion
BandaPG011313BandaChad197,000Unengaged and UnreachedWest Central BandaEthnoreligion
BandaPG011973BandaSouth Sudan24,500Unengaged and UnreachedWest Central BandaProtestantism
BandaPG043068BandaCongo, Democratic Republic of the162,000Engaged yet UnreachedTogbo-Vara BandaRoman Catholicism

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