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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Fula Jalon of United States

The Fula Jalon of United States, numbering approximately 8,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a nomadic Fulani sub-group indigenous to the high plateaus of Guinea and other West African countries They are an Diaspora people, with Fulani (Fula, Fulbe) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Pular.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Pular (fuf)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 8,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047667
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pular
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Pular Speakers

Media Resources in Pular:

Films:
TitleLink
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Pular:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fula Jalon 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 Fula Jalon:
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 Fula Jalon of United States

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

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.

Fulbe Across Countries (ROP3 - 103072) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Fula JalonPG013406Fula JalonGuinea5,475,000Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonPG014278Fula JalonSierra Leone327,000Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Futa JalonPG014229Futa JalonSenegal263,000Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonPG013547Fula JalonMali129,000Unengaged and UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonPG047667Fula JalonUnited States8,500Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
FulbePG050510FulbeCanada3,200Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonPG013456Fula JalonGuinea-Bissau2,300Engaged yet UnreachedPularFolk Islam

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