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The Anuak of United States

The Anuak of United States, numbering approximately 4,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nilotic ethnic group indigenous to South Sudan and Ethiopia. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Anuak is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Anuak (anu)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 4,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046701
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Pray for the Anuak of United States

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Anuak
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
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Anuak Speakers

Media Resources in Anuak:

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Bible Resources in Anuak:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Anuak 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 Anuak:
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 Anuak of United States

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
readPsalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
readHebrews 10:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love and encourage one another, spurring each other on to live lives that honor God.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

Anuak Across Countries (ROP3 - 100395) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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3 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name ▲ Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Anuak PG011544 Anuak Ethiopia 142,000 No Longer Unreached Anuak Protestantism
Anuak PG011964 Anuak South Sudan 99,000 Engaged yet Unreached Anuak Sunni Islam
Anuak PG046701 Anuak United States 4,200 Engaged yet Unreached Anuak Ethnoreligion

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