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The Deaf Ghanaians of Ghana

The Deaf Ghanaians of Ghana, numbering approximately 288,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ghanaian Sign Language is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Ghanaian Sign Language (gse)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 288,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013328
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Pray for the Deaf Ghanaians of Ghana

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ghanaian Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

60%
%
Ghanaian Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Ghanaian Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Ghanaian Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ghanaian Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Ghanaians 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 Deaf Ghanaians:
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 Deaf Ghanaians of Ghana

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Deaf Ghanaian Across Countries (ROP3 - 116545) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf GhanaiansPG013328Deaf GhanaiansGhana288,000Engaged yet UnreachedGhanaian Sign LanguageEthnoreligion

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