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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf Bahrainis of Bahrain

The Deaf Bahrainis of Bahrain, numbering approximately 14,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication They are an Indigenous people, with Deaf as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Deaf people cluster of the Deaf Peoples. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Bahraini Sign Language is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Bahrain
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Bahraini Sign Language (qbh)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 14,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG047641

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bahraini Sign Language
Language Family:

20%
%
Bahraini Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Bahraini Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Bahraini Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Bahraini Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

Next steps for the Deaf Bahrainis:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
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Pray specifically for the Deaf Bahrainis of Bahrain

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
readIsaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

Deaf Bahraini Across Countries (ROP3 - 116664) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf BahrainisPG047641Deaf BahrainisBahrain14,500Unengaged and UnreachedBahraini Sign LanguageEthnoreligion

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