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The Northern Sotho of South Africa

The Northern Sotho of South Africa, numbering approximately 4,265,000 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as a Sotho-Tswana ethnic group indigenous to South Africa and can also be known as Pedi, Northern Sotho.
They are an Indigenous people, with Pedi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Sotho-Tswana people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African.
Their primary religion is Christianity - Protestantism.
They primarily speak Sotho, Northern.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Northern Sotho 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 Northern Sotho 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 Northern Sotho 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.

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
Psalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
Psalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
Hebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

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.
3 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.

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The Northern Sotho of South Africa

Unengaged and Unreached

Unreached yet Engaged

No longer Unreached