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2021 Daily Prayer Guide for All Africa People 2021 Daily Prayer Guide for all Africa People Groups & Least-Reached-Unreached People Groups (LR-UPGs) Source: Joshua Project; www.joshuaproject.net To order prayer resources or for inquiries, contact email: [email protected] 2021 Daily Prayer Guide for all Africa People Groups & all LR-UPGs = Least-Reached--Unreached People Groups. 49 Africa countries & 9 islands & People Groups & LR-UPG are included. AFRICA SUMMARY: 3,713 total People Groups; 996 total Least-Reached--Unreached People Groups. Downloaded in August 2020 from www.joshuaproject.net LR-UPG defin: less than 2% Evangelical & less than 5% total Christian Frontier (FR) definition: 0% to 0.1% Christian Why pray--God loves lost: world UPGs = 7,407; Frontier = 5,042. * * * Color code: green = begin new area; blue = begin new country * * * "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." 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. 3:15! * In the Great Commissions Jesus commands us to reach all peoples in the world, Matt. 28:19-20! * People without Jesus are eternally lost, & Jesus is the only One who can save them, John 14:6! * We have been given "the ministry & message of reconciliation", in Christ, 2 Cor. 5:18-20! * Jesus’ return is intimately tied to reaching all people groups, Matt. 24:14; Rev. 7:9! * Jesus commanded us to pray to Him to send workers into the harvest, Luke 10:2! * If we love Jesus, we will want to obey and please Him, John 14:15! How Should We Pray for Unreached People Groups? ** Pray for great revival on the Church to cleanse, empower and send them out to the lost! ** 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 drawing people to Jesus! ** Pray for powerful, biblical signs and wonders of healing, deliverance and miracles! ** 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 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 COUNTRY AREA PEOPLE GROUP % LR PRIMARY PRIMARY PEOPLE GROUP DAILY: NAME: NAME: NAME: POPULATION: CHRISTIAN: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: PHOTOS: 1 Jan. Algerian, Arabic Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 29,618,000 0.54% LR Arabic, Algerian Islam Arab, Egyptian Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 18,000 11% Arabic, Egyptian Islam Arab, Iraqi Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 4,700 0.70% LR Arabic, Mesopot. Islam Bedouin, Chaamba Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 137,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Bedouin, Dui-Menia Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 82,000 0.01% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Bedouin, Laguat Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 82,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Bedouin, Nail Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 38,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Bedouin, Ruarha Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 82,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Bedouin, Sidi Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 137,000 0.01% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Bedouin, Suafa Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 130,000 0.01% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam 2 Jan. Bedouin, Tajakant Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 1,770,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Algerian, Arabic Bedouin, Ziban Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 274,000 0% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Belbali Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 3,900 0% FR Korandje Islam Berber, Figig Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 82,000 0.02% FR Tamazight, C. AtlasIslam Berber, Imazighen Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 1,646,000 0.38% LR Tamazight, C. AtlasIslam Berber, Kabyle Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 6,029,000 2% LR Kabyle Islam Berber, Menasser Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 82,000 0% FR Tamazight, C. AtlasIslam Berber, Mozabite Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 188,000 0% FR Tumzabt Islam Berber, Rif Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 3,200 0.02% FR Tarifit Islam Berber, Shawiya Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 2,339,000 0% FR Tachawit Islam 3 Jan. Berber, Southern Shilha Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 6,500 0.09% FR Tachelhit Islam Bedouin, Tajakant Berber, Taznatit Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 12,000 0.01% FR Taznatit Islam Berber,Tidikelt Tamzight Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 1,100 0.03% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Berber, Tougourt Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 9,600 0.05% FR Tamazight,TemacineIslam British Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 800 71% English Christianity Chenoua Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 98,000 0% FR Chenoua Islam Chinese, general Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 36,000 1% LR Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious Deaf Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 219000 0.28% LR Algerian Sign Lang.Islam French Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 13,000 66% French Christianity Hausa Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 12,000 0% FR Hausa Islam 4 Jan. Idaksahak Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 2,500 0% FR Tadaksahak Islam Berber, Kabyle Jew, French Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 700 0% FR French Judaism Moroccan, Arabic speak. Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 181,000 0.15% LR Arabic, Moroccan Islam Ouargla Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 22,000 0.05% FR Tagargrent Islam Romani, Balkan Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 4,500 0.09% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Saharawi Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 220,000 0% FR Hassaniyya Islam Spaniard Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 600 69% Spanish Christianity Tuareg, Algerian Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 152,000 0.01% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Tuareg, Tahaggart Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 43,000 0% FR Tamahaq,TahaggartIslam Turk Algeria ArabW-N.Africa 3,500 0% FR Turkish Islam Berber, Shawiya DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL AFRICA PEOPLE GROUPS & ALL FRONTIER & LEAST-REACHED-UPGs Page 2 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP COUNTRY AREA PEOPLE GROUP % LR PRIMARY PRIMARY PEOPLE GROUP DAILY: NAME: NAME: NAME: POPULATION: CHRISTIAN: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: PHOTOS: 5 Jan. Abaza, Arabized Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 14,000 0.10% FR Arabic, Egyptian Islam Adyghe Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 14,000 0.10% FR Adyghe Islam Albanian Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 29,000 20% Albanian, Tosk Islam Algerian, Arabic Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 1,700,000 0.02% FR Arabic, Algerian Islam Amhara, Ethiopian Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 7,000 60% Amharic Christianity Arab Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 98,000 6% Arabic, N. LevantineIslam Arab, Arabic Gulf Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 1,593,000 1.10% LR Arabic, Gulf Islam Arab, Egyptian Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 61,005,000 15% Arabic, Egyptian Islam Arab, Lebanese Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 156,000 31% Arabic, S. LevantineIslam Arab, Arabic Gulf Arab, Libyan Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 360,000 2.50% LR Arabic, Libyan Islam 6 Jan. Arab, Palestinian Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 76,000 1.60% LR Arabic, S. LevantineIslam Arab, Saidi Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 23,961,000 14% Arabic, Saidi Islam Arab, Sudanese Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 4,773,000 1.40% LR Arabic, Sudanese Islam Arab, Yemeni Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 195,000 0.08% FR Arabic, Taizzi-AdeniIslam Armenian Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 13,000 94% Armenian Christianity Baharia, Wahati Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 30,000 0% FR Arabic,E.EgyptianBedawiIslam Bedouin, East. Bedawi Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 1,074,000 0% FR Arabic,E.EgyptianBedawiIslam Beja, Bedawi Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 1,120,000 0% FR Bedawiyet Islam Berber, Siwa Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 23,000 0% FR Siwi Islam Arab, Egyptian British Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 19,000 60% English Christianity 7 Jan. Chechen Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 6,000 0% FR Chechen Islam Chinese, general Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 7,000 15% Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions Deaf Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 767000 13% Egyptian Sign Lang.Islam Filipino, Tagalog Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 3,000 92% Tagalog Christianity French Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 93,000 61% French Christianity Fur Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 4,000 0.04% FR Fur Islam German Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 30,000 64% German, Standard Christianity Greek Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 59,000 91% Greek Christianity Italian Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 3,500 83% Italian Christianity Arab, Saidi Jew, Egyptian Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 100 0% FR Arabic, Egyptian Judaism 8 Jan. Kharga, Selima Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 34,000 0% FR Arabic, Libyan Islam Moroccan, Arabic speak. Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 1,700,000 0.04% FR Arabic, Moroccan Islam Nubian, Arabized Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 543,000 0% FR Arabic, Egyptian Islam Nubian, Fedicca-Mohas Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 384,000 0.05% FR Nobiin Islam Nubian, Kunuz Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 54,000 0.05% FR Mattokki Islam Oromo, Tulama Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 3,000 25% Oromo, WestCentralIslam Romani, Domari Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 1,798,000 1% LR Domari Islam Romani, Halebi Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 373,000 0.05% FR Arabic, Egyptian Islam Russian Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 2,000 66% Russian Christianity South Asian, general Egypt ArabW-N.Africa 4,900 0% FR Urdu Islam Moroccan, Arabic DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL AFRICA PEOPLE GROUPS & ALL FRONTIER & LEAST-REACHED-UPGs Page 3 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP COUNTRY AREA PEOPLE GROUP % LR PRIMARY PRIMARY PEOPLE GROUP DAILY: NAME: NAME: NAME: POPULATION: CHRISTIAN: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: PHOTOS: 9 Jan.
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