Population: 300,000
Hub: Ethiopia
Religion: Islam
Christians: 1.50%
Hub: Ethiopia
Religion: Islam
Christians: 1.50%
Resources: JF, AR
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 5
Annual Deaths: 3,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 5
Annual Deaths: 3,000
Description: The Alaaba are a Cushitic people living in the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia. They are primarily a rural people, though a few thousand have migrated to the city of Kulito. In the rural areas they are entirely Muslim, though in Kulito some have come to faith in Jesus.
Prayer Points:
• The Alaaba have been very resistant to change and outside influence, yet this is beginning to change, and 26 new schools have been established among them. Pray that with this increased openness might come opportunities for the expansion of the gospel in their midst, especially in the rural areas.
• The Alaaba are less than 1% literate today, and their is no Bible translation in their mother-tongue. Pray for an effective church-based literacy program for adults, and also for creative ways to present the Scriptures using audio-based technology.
• Surveys among the Alaaba show that their greatest felt-needs are in the areas of schools, clinics and water wells for villages. Pray for Christian ministries to catch a vision for these needs and for the funding to be released.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, we praise you for your purposes for the Alaaba that they might bring glory to your name as a people created by you and for you. May they receive with joy the eternal hope in your Son Jesus.
Every year 3,000 Allaaba die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• The Alaaba have been very resistant to change and outside influence, yet this is beginning to change, and 26 new schools have been established among them. Pray that with this increased openness might come opportunities for the expansion of the gospel in their midst, especially in the rural areas.
• The Alaaba are less than 1% literate today, and their is no Bible translation in their mother-tongue. Pray for an effective church-based literacy program for adults, and also for creative ways to present the Scriptures using audio-based technology.
• Surveys among the Alaaba show that their greatest felt-needs are in the areas of schools, clinics and water wells for villages. Pray for Christian ministries to catch a vision for these needs and for the funding to be released.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, we praise you for your purposes for the Alaaba that they might bring glory to your name as a people created by you and for you. May they receive with joy the eternal hope in your Son Jesus.
Every year 3,000 Allaaba die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.