The Mossi of Canada

The Mossi of Canada, numbering approximately 425 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are the dominant Gur-speaking ethnic group of Burkina Faso, concentrated on the central plateau. They speak Mooré and trace their heritage to the historic Mossi Kingdoms that have shaped the country's political and cultural identity for centuries. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Mossi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Mossi (mos)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 425
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047453

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

55%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mossi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Moore Speakers

Media Resources in Mossi:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Mossi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1998 Protestant Version✓✓✓
1998 Roman Catholic Version✓✓✓

2 entries

Or check out the Mossi bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mossi 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 Mossi:
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 Mossi of Canada

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Mossi Across Countries (ROP3 - 106781) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MossiMossiBurkina Faso8,435,000No Longer UnreachedMossiSunni Islam
MossiMossiCote d’Ivoire3,420,000Engaged yet UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiMossiGhana532,000No Longer UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiMossiNiger270,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiMossiMali120,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiAnimism
MossiMossiBenin59,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiFolk Islam
MossiMossiTogo47,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiMossiUnited States1,100No Longer UnreachedMossiSunni Islam
MossiMossiCanada425No Longer UnreachedMossiSunni Islam

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