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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The South Central Dinka of Canada

The South Central Dinka of Canada, numbering approximately 2,300 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nilotic tribal group indigenous to South Sudan with a sizable diaspora population abroad. They are an Diaspora people, in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism. They primarily speak South Central Dinka.

South Central Dinka in South Sudan photo
Photo courtesy of Joshua Project. By Adele Booysen - Flickr

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-saharan Africa Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): South Central Dinka (dib)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion - Animism
Population: 2,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050512

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion - Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: South Central Dinka
Language Family: Nilo-Saharan

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South Central Dinka Speakers

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Next steps for the South Central Dinka

The South Central Dinka are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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Next steps for the South Central Dinka

The South Central Dinka 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.

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

Next steps for the South Central Dinka

The South Central Dinka 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.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the South Central Dinka of Canada

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
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"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
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Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!
readPsalm 105:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and may feel weak in their current circumstances, they will seek the Lord's presence and persevere in the Lord's strength.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
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Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Dinka, South Central (ROP3 - 102620) reported in the following countries:

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