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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Comorians of France

The Comorians of France, numbering approximately 99,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Comorian islands of Mayotte They are an Diaspora people, in the Bantu, Swahili people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Islam - Sunni. They primarily speak Comorian, Maore.

Comorians in Canada photo
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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Bantu, Swahili
Primary Language(s): Comorian, Maore (swb)
Primary Religion(s): Islam - Sunni
Population: 99,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000143

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Islam - Sunni Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Comorian, Maore
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Comorian, Maore Speakers

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Next steps for the Comorians

The Comorians 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 Comorians

The Comorians 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 Comorians

The Comorians 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 Comorians of France

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Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
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Pray that those who are searching for a way to God and desiring truth will encounter the good news of eternal life and accept it.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
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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.

Mahoran (ROP3 - 115069) reported in the following countries:

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