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2020 Daily Prayer Guide for all Africa People Groups & Least-Reached-Unreached People Groups (LR-UPGs) Source: Joshua Project data, www.joshuaproject.net To order prayer resources or for inquiries, contact email: [email protected] 2020 Daily Prayer Guide for all Africa People Groups & all LR-UPGs = Least-Reached--Unreached People Groups. All 48 Africa countries & 8 islands & People Groups & LR-UPG are included. LR-UPG defin: less than 2% Evangelical & less than 5% total Christian Frontier definition = FR = 0.1% Christian or less AFRICA SUMMARY: 3,702 total Africa People Groups; 957 total Africa Least-Reached--Unreached People Groups. Downloaded in October 2019 from www.joshuaproject.net * * * Color code: green = begin new area; blue = begin new country shaded = LR-UPG; white-not shaded = not LR-UPG * * * "Prayer is not the only thing we can can do, but it is the most important thing we can do!" * * * Let's dream God's dreams, and fulfill God's visions -- God dreams of all people groups knowing & loving Him! * * * Revelation 7:9, "After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb." standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb." Why Should We Pray For Unreached People Groups? * Missions & salvation of all people is God's plan, God's will, God's heart, God's dream, Gen. 3:9,15! * In the Great Commissions Jesus commanded us to reach all peoples in the world, Matt. 28:19-20! * Jesus commanded us to pray to Him to send workers into the harvest, Luke 10:2! * People without Jesus are eternally lost, & Jesus is the only Name who can save them, John 14:6! * We have been given "the ministry & message of reconciliation", in Christ, 2 Cor. 5:18-20! * If we love Jesus, we will want to obey and please Him, John 14:15! * Jesus’ return is intimately tied to reaching all people groups, Matt. 24:14; Rev. 7:9! How Should We Pray for Unreached People Groups? ** Pray for great outpouring of God’s Spirit on the people group bringing conviction of sin! ** Pray for clear, biblical dreams and visions and revelations of Jesus drawing people to Him! ** Pray for powerful signs and wonders of healing, deliverance and miracles! ** Pray for great revival on the Church to cleanse, empower and send them out to the lost! ** Pray that God will send more workers into His harvest in obedience to Luke 10:2! ** Pray for great people movements to Christ and Church Planting Movements! ** Pray that new converts will be biblically discipled and will grow in Jesus! God answers prayer for UPGs! An example are the Cholanaikkans of Kerala, South India! *** In the late 1960s the Cholanaikkans of Kerala, South India were discovered living naked in caves and completely unreached. Local Kerala Christians began praying for them and sent church planting teams to reach them. Within a few years the Cholanaikkans' lives improved, many became believers in Jesus, and a church was built with half the Cholanaikkans attending, PTL! DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL AFRICA PEOPLE GROUPS & ALL FRONTIER & LEAST-REACHED-UPGs Page 1 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP POPULATION %CHRISTIAN LR PRIMARY PRIMARY COUNTRY REGION DAILY: NAME: IN COUNTRY: IN LR-UPG: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: NAME: NAME: 1 Jan. Algerian, Arabic 29,079,000 0.54% LR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Arab, Egyptian 18,000 11% Arabic, Egyptian Islam Algeria North Africa Arab, Iraqi 4,600 0.70% LR Arabic, Mesopot. Islam Algeria North Africa Bedouin, Chaamba 135,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Bedouin, Dui-Menia 80,000 0.01% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Bedouin, Laguat 81,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Bedouin, Nail 38,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Bedouin, Ruarha 81,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Bedouin, Sidi 135,000 0.01% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Bedouin, Suafa 128,000 0.01% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa 2 Jan. Bedouin, Tajakant 1,738,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Bedouin, Ziban 269,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Belbali 3,800 0% FR Korandje Islam Algeria North Africa Berber, Figig 81,000 0.02% FR Tamazight, C. Atlas Islam Algeria North Africa Berber, Imazighen 1,616,000 0.38% LR Tamazight, C. Atlas Islam Algeria North Africa Berber, Kabyle 5,920,000 2% LR Kabyle Islam Algeria North Africa Berber, Menasser 81,000 0% FR Tamazight, C. Atlas Islam Algeria North Africa Berber, Mozabite 184,000 0% FR Tumzabt Islam Algeria North Africa Berber, Rif 3,200 0.02% FR Tarifit Islam Algeria North Africa Berber, Shawiya 2,296,000 0% FR Tachawit Islam Algeria North Africa 3 Jan. Berber, Southern Shilha 6,400 0.09% FR Tachelhit Islam Algeria North Africa Berber, Taznatit 12,000 0.01% FR Taznatit Islam Algeria North Africa Berber,Tidikelt Tamzight 1,100 0.03% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Berber, Tougourt 9,400 0.05% FR Tamazight,Temacine Islam Algeria North Africa British 700 71% English Christianity Algeria North Africa Chenoua 96,000 0% FR Chenoua Islam Algeria North Africa Chinese, general 35,000 1% LR Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious Algeria North Africa Deaf 215000 0.28% LR Algerian Sign Lang. Islam Algeria North Africa French 13,000 66% French Christianity Algeria North Africa Hausa 12,000 0% FR Hausa Islam Algeria North Africa 4 Jan. Idaksahak 2,400 0% FR Tadaksahak Islam Algeria North Africa Jew, French 700 0% FR French Judaism Algeria North Africa Moroccan, Arabic speak. 177,000 0.15% LR Arabic, Moroccan Islam Algeria North Africa Ouargla 22,000 0.05% FR Tagargrent Islam Algeria North Africa Romani, Balkan 4,500 0.09% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Saharawi 216,000 0% FR Hassaniyya Islam Algeria North Africa Spaniard 600 69% Spanish Christianity Algeria North Africa Tuareg, Algerian 149,000 0.01% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algeria North Africa Tuareg, Tahaggart 42,000 0% FR Tamahaq,Tahaggart Islam Algeria North Africa Turk 3,400 0% FR Turkish Islam Algeria North Africa DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL AFRICA PEOPLE GROUPS & ALL FRONTIER & LEAST-REACHED-UPGs Page 2 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP POPULATION %CHRISTIAN LR PRIMARY PRIMARY COUNTRY REGION DAILY: NAME: IN COUNTRY: IN LR-UPG: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: NAME: NAME: 5 Jan. Abaza, Arabized 14,000 0.10% FR Arabic, Egyptian Islam Egypt North Africa Adyghe 14,000 0.10% FR Adyghe Islam Egypt North Africa Albanian 29,000 20% Albanian, Tosk Islam Egypt North Africa Algerian, Arabic 1,668,000 0.02% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Egypt North Africa Amhara, Ethiopian 6,900 60% Amharic Christianity Egypt North Africa Arab 97,000 6% Arabic, N. Levantine Islam Egypt North Africa Arab, Arabic Gulf 1,563,000 1.10% LR Arabic, Gulf Islam Egypt North Africa Arab, Egyptian 59,845,000 15% Arabic, Egyptian Islam Egypt North Africa Arab, Lebanese 153,000 31% Arabic, S. Levantine Islam Egypt North Africa Arab, Libyan 353,000 2.50% LR Arabic, Libyan Islam Egypt North Africa 6 Jan. Arab, Palestinian 74,000 1.60% LR Arabic, S. Levantine Islam Egypt North Africa Arab, Saidi 23,505,000 14% Arabic, Saidi Islam Egypt North Africa Arab, Sudanese 4,682,000 1.40% LR Arabic, Sudanese Islam Egypt North Africa Arab, Yemeni 192,000 0.08% FR Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Islam Egypt North Africa Armenian 13,000 94% Armenian Christianity Egypt North Africa Baharia, Wahati 29,000 0% FR Arabic,E.EgyptianBedawi Islam Egypt North Africa Bedouin, East. Bedawi 1,054,000 0% FR Arabic,E.EgyptianBedawi Islam Egypt North Africa Beja, Bedawi 1,099,000 0% FR Bedawiyet Islam Egypt North Africa Berber, Siwa 23,000 0% FR Siwi Islam Egypt North Africa British 18,000 60% English Christianity Egypt North Africa 7 Jan. Chechen 5,800 0% FR Chechen Islam Egypt North Africa Chinese, general 6,900 15% Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions Egypt North Africa Deaf 753000 13% Egyptian Sign Lang. Islam Egypt North Africa Filipino, Tagalog 3,000 92% Tagalog Christianity Egypt North Africa French 91,000 61% French Christianity Egypt North Africa Fur 3,900 0.04% FR Fur Islam Egypt North Africa German 29,000 64% German, Standard Christianity Egypt North Africa Greek 58,000 91% Greek Christianity Egypt North Africa Italian 3,400 83% Italian Christianity Egypt North Africa Jew, Egyptian 100 0% FR Arabic, Egyptian Judaism Egypt North Africa Kharga, Selima 33,000 0% FR Arabic, Libyan Islam Egypt North Africa 8 Jan. Moroccan, Arabic speak. 1,668,000 0.04% FR Arabic, Moroccan Islam Egypt North Africa Nubian, Arabized 532,000 0% FR Arabic, Egyptian Islam Egypt North Africa Nubian, Fedicca-Mohas 377,000 0.05% FR Nobiin Islam Egypt North Africa Nubian, Kunuz 53,000 0.05% FR Mattokki Islam Egypt North Africa Oromo, Tulama 2,900 25% Oromo, WestCentral Islam Egypt North Africa Romani, Domari 1,763,000 1% LR Domari Islam Egypt North Africa Romani, Halebi 366,000 0.05% FR Arabic, Egyptian Islam Egypt North Africa Russian 1,900 66% Russian Christianity Egypt North Africa South Asian, general 4,800 0% FR Urdu Islam Egypt North Africa Tuareg, Algerian 27,000 0% FR Arabic,Algerian Saharan Islam Egypt North Africa Turk 48,000 0.20% LR Turkish Islam Egypt North Africa DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL AFRICA PEOPLE GROUPS & ALL FRONTIER & LEAST-REACHED-UPGs Page 3 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP POPULATION %CHRISTIAN LR PRIMARY PRIMARY COUNTRY REGION DAILY: NAME: IN COUNTRY: IN LR-UPG: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: NAME: NAME: 9 Jan.
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