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The Mayogo of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Mayogo of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 294,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Ubangian people of northeastern DRC's Uele River basin, conquered and incorporated into the Mangbetu kingdom under King Nabiembali in the early 1800s alongside the neighboring Madi, Bangba, and Barambo peoples. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Mayogo is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Mayogo (mdm)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 294,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014647
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

36%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mayogo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Mayogo Speakers

Media Resources in Mayogo:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Mayogo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Mayogo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mayogo 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 Mayogo:
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 Mayogo of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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

Pray that those who are lost and unaware of God's blessings will come to know Him as the one true God, put their trust in Him, and join in praising Him among the nations.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember God's mercy and grace and experience joy as they walk in new life with Christ.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Mayogo Across Countries (ROP3 - 106443) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MayogoPG014647MayogoCongo, Democratic Republic of the294,000No Longer UnreachedMayogoRoman Catholicism

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