The Fertit of Sudan

The Fertit of Sudan, numbering approximately 17,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Sudan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kara (Central African Republic) is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Arab, Shuwa
Primary Language(s): Kara (Central African Republic) (kah)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 17,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042690
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Pray for the Fertit of Sudan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kara (Central African Republic)
Language Family: Central Sudanic

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Kara (Central African Republic) Speakers

Media Resources in Kara (Central African Republic):

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Kara (Central African Republic):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Kara (Central African Republic) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fertit 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 Fertit:
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 Fertit of Sudan

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 those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
readPsalm 32:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that God is their hiding place and that He will preserve them in the midst of trials.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that God will bring people to faith who are excited about the eternal life they have in Christ and will want to cross cultures to share this hope with others.

Baggara, Fertit Across Countries (ROP3 - 103010) reported in the following countries:

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