Population: 440,000
Hub: Chad
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.01%
Hub: Chad
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.01%
Resources: None
Engaged: No
Workers Needed: 10
Annual Deaths: 4,000
Engaged: No
Workers Needed: 10
Annual Deaths: 4,000
Description: The Maba are Chad's largest non-Arab Muslim people group. They are a collection of many smaller mountain tribes from the Wadai region of Chad which all speak the same language and were united by the religion of Islam in the 16th century. In urban areas many of the Maba now speak Chadian Arabic and some are adopting this as their first language.
Prayer Points:
• The Maba have a reputation of being wary of outsiders and there is no long-term missionary work among them today. Pray for an openness to receive those whom God has called to live among them for the sake of the gospel.
• The Islamic teachers among the Maba belong to the Tijaniya brotherhood, which is a mystical Sufi sect. Pray that the light of Jesus might shine in this brotherhood and bring each of these Islamic teachers to a saving faith.
• Maba young people are increasingly using mobile phones and watching satellite TV. Pray for a ministry to be raised up that will bring the gospel to this generation through these contemporary media platforms.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may your truth be embraced by the Maba and your love enter their hearts through knowing your Son Jesus.
Every year 4,000 Maba die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• The Maba have a reputation of being wary of outsiders and there is no long-term missionary work among them today. Pray for an openness to receive those whom God has called to live among them for the sake of the gospel.
• The Islamic teachers among the Maba belong to the Tijaniya brotherhood, which is a mystical Sufi sect. Pray that the light of Jesus might shine in this brotherhood and bring each of these Islamic teachers to a saving faith.
• Maba young people are increasingly using mobile phones and watching satellite TV. Pray for a ministry to be raised up that will bring the gospel to this generation through these contemporary media platforms.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may your truth be embraced by the Maba and your love enter their hearts through knowing your Son Jesus.
Every year 4,000 Maba die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.