Population: 2,300,000
Hub: Sudan
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.00%
Hub: Sudan
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.00%
Resources: GR
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 40
Annual Deaths: 21,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 40
Annual Deaths: 21,000
Description: The Beja are an ancient Cushitic people who have inhabited what is now Northeast Sudan for at least 4,000 years. Considerable mixing between African and Arab tribes over thousands of years has given them a unique appearance, and influenced their language. There are 5 major tribes among them and numerous subgroups.
Prayer Points:
• Missionary work among the Beja has been limited due to the political situation in Sudan, and a number of missionaries have been expelled from the region. Pray for God's blessing on those faithful pioneers seeking to reach them and ask the Lord of the Harvest to greatly increase their capacity.
• The Bible has yet to be completely translated into the Beja language (To Bedawie), though most can understand Sudanic Arabic. Pray for those whom God has called to complete this translation task, and also for the wide distribution of the Arabic Bible in the meantime.
• Pray for spiritual breakthrough among the five major Beja tribes: Bisharin, Hadendowa, Amarar, Ababda and Beni Amer. The first four have no known believers among them.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may the richness and fullness of your love compel the Beja to enter into your Kingdom through Jesus Christ.
Every year 21,000 Beja die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• Missionary work among the Beja has been limited due to the political situation in Sudan, and a number of missionaries have been expelled from the region. Pray for God's blessing on those faithful pioneers seeking to reach them and ask the Lord of the Harvest to greatly increase their capacity.
• The Bible has yet to be completely translated into the Beja language (To Bedawie), though most can understand Sudanic Arabic. Pray for those whom God has called to complete this translation task, and also for the wide distribution of the Arabic Bible in the meantime.
• Pray for spiritual breakthrough among the five major Beja tribes: Bisharin, Hadendowa, Amarar, Ababda and Beni Amer. The first four have no known believers among them.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may the richness and fullness of your love compel the Beja to enter into your Kingdom through Jesus Christ.
Every year 21,000 Beja die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.