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The Hyam of Nigeria

The Hyam of Nigeria, numbering approximately 396,000 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as an ethnic group primarily located in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria—particularly in the Jaba, Kachia, and Kagarko Local Government Areas and can also be known as Zhire, Ham, Hyam.
They are an Indigenous people, with Ham (Hyam) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples.
Their primary religion is Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism.
They primarily speak Hyam.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Hyam 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 Hyam 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 Hyam 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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readGenesis 2:7

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readColossians 4:2

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And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

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