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The Mbwisi of Gabon

The Mbwisi of Gabon, numbering approximately 2,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu people straddling the Congo-Gabon border in the Kibangou district, descended from ironworking farmers who settled the middle Ogooue region around 400-300 BC as part of the broader Bantu expansion into Gabon. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Bwisi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Gabon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Bwisi (bwz)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 2,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013197
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bwisi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Bwisi Speakers

Media Resources in Bwisi:

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Bible Resources in Bwisi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mbwisi 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 Mbwisi:
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

Pray specifically for the Mbwisi of Gabon

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
read1 Peter 2:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their identity as God's chosen people, royal priests, and holy nation, living out their faith with purity and devotion.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Mbwisi Across Countries (ROP3 - 106500) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MbwisiPG012992MbwisiCongo6,300No Longer UnreachedBwisiProtestantism
MbwisiPG013197MbwisiGabon2,500Engaged yet UnreachedBwisiProtestantism

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