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The Bolewa of Nigeria

The Bolewa of Nigeria, numbering approximately 256,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached.
They are described as an ethnic group in northeastern Nigeria, primarily in Gombe State and parts of Yobe and Borno States and can also be known as Bìyà Pìkkà, Am Pìkkà.
They are an Indigenous people, with Bolewa (Bole) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples.
Their primary religion is Folk Islam.
They primarily speak Bole.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Bolewa 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.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Bolewa 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.

No longer Unreached

The Bolewa 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.

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readLuke 9:42

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readMatthew 13: 45-46

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He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

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And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

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