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The Deaf Sierra Leoneans of Sierra Leone

The Deaf Sierra Leoneans of Sierra Leone, numbering approximately 89,500 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 Animism and Sierra Leone Sign Language is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Sierra Leone
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Sierra Leone Sign Language (sgx)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 89,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048842
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Pray for the Deaf Sierra Leoneans of Sierra Leone

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sierra Leone Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

45%
%
Sierra Leone Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Sierra Leone Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Sierra Leone Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sierra Leone Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Sierra Leoneans 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 Sierra Leoneans:
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 Sierra Leoneans of Sierra Leone

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.
readPsalm 66:4

Pray that the good news of Jesus will advance here and that many will bow down and sing praises to His name.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Deaf Sierra Leonean Across Countries (ROP3 - 116611) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf Sierra LeoneansPG048842Deaf Sierra LeoneansSierra Leone89,500Engaged yet UnreachedSierra Leone Sign LanguageAnimism

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