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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kaliko of United States

The Kaliko of United States, numbering approximately 150 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to both sides of the border between South Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Keliko is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Keliko (kbo)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 150
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG046713

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Keliko
Language Family: Central Sudanic

100%
%
Keliko Speakers

Media Resources in Keliko:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Keliko:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Keliko bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kaliko are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Kaliko:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Kaliko of United States

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
readMatthew 9:36

Pray that those who have no hope and are in need of a Savior will be comforted by the Good Shepherd, who seeks to gather the lost and weary into His care.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 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 2:46-47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be devoted to the teaching of God's Word, to fellowship with one another, and to prayer.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Kaliko Across Countries (ROP3 - 104475) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KalikoPG046713KalikoUnited States150No Longer UnreachedKelikoEthnoreligion
KalikoPG012056KalikoSouth Sudan12,500Unengaged and UnreachedKelikoAnimism
KalikoPG014574KalikoCongo, Democratic Republic of the23,500Engaged yet UnreachedKelikoRoman Catholicism

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