Fur of Sudan (PGID: PG012025)

The Fur of Sudan

The Fur of Sudan, numbering approximately 1,655,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an agricultural people indigenous to Darfur, especially the Jebel Marra massif, whose hereditary rulers founded and expanded the historic Darfur Sultanate over a diverse region of western Sudan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Fur is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Ouaddai-Fur
Primary Language(s): Fur (fvr)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,655,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012025
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Fur
Language Family: Furan

100%

Fur Speakers

Media Resources in Fur:

Films:

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JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Fur:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fur 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.

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For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or?rulers?or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
Colossians 1:16

Pray for those who are lost among them, that they will come to know the One who created all things and holds all things together.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
Romans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

Turn, O LORD, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
Psalm 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and still struggle with the worries of this life, God will deliver them from worry for the sake of His steadfast love.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
Psalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Fur Across Countries (ROP3 - 103084) reported in the following countries:

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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3 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG012025	Fur	Sudan	1,655,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Fur	Sunni Islam
PG011347	Fur	Chad	7,400	Unengaged and Unreached	Fur	Sunni Islam
PG050361	Fur	United States	275	Unengaged and Unreached	Fur	Sunni Islam

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