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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Balkan Romani of North Macedonia

The Balkan Romani of North Macedonia, numbering approximately 106,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are the Balkan branch of the Roma people, defined mainly by their shared dialects and regional history rather than a single unified ethnic identity. They are an Diaspora people in the Romani people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary language is Romani, Balkan and their primary religion is Sunni Islam.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: North Macedonia
People Cluster: Romani
Primary Language(s): Romani, Balkan (rmn)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 106,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000856
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Romani, Balkan
Language Family: Indo-European

80%
%
Romani, Balkan Speakers

Media Resources in Romani, Balkan:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Romani, Balkan:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 1), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Balkan Romani:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Balkan Romani 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.

Next steps for the Balkan Romani:
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

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Balkan Romani 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.

Next steps for the Balkan Romani:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Balkan Romani of North Macedonia

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Roma, Balkan Across Countries (ROP3 - 108397) reported in the following countries:

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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Balkan RomaniPG000986Balkan RomaniUkraine300,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomani, BalkanEastern Orthodox Christianity
Balkan RomaniPG039305Balkan RomaniSerbia274,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomani, BalkanEthnoreligion
Balkan RomaniPG000737Balkan RomaniBulgaria267,000No Longer UnreachedRomani, BalkanUnaffiliated
Balkan RomaniPG000856Balkan RomaniNorth Macedonia106,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomani, BalkanSunni Islam
Balkan RomaniPG024542Balkan RomaniTurkiye80,000Unengaged and UnreachedRomani, BalkanSunni Islam
Balkan RomaniPG000861Balkan RomaniMoldova47,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomani, BalkanUnaffiliated
Balkan RomaniPG024141Balkan RomaniIran35,000Unengaged and UnreachedRomani, BalkanSunni Islam
Balkan RomaniPG024030Balkan RomaniAfghanistan18,500Unengaged and UnreachedRomani, BalkanSunni Islam
Balkan RomaniPG000811Balkan RomaniGreece11,500Engaged yet UnreachedRomani, BalkanUnaffiliated
Balkan RomaniPG000134Balkan RomaniFrance10,500No Longer UnreachedRomani, BalkanEthnoreligion
Balkan RomaniPG039304Balkan RomaniSlovenia10,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomani, BalkanEthnoreligion
Balkan RomaniPG000312Balkan RomaniItaly2,500No Longer UnreachedRomani, BalkanEthnoreligion

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