People group profile · PG011324
The Bilala of Chad
The Bilala of Chad, numbering about 450,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a dialect subgroup of the Naba-speaking Lisi people of Chad.
They are an indigenous people in the Guera-Naba of Chad people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Naba.
Fast facts
- Country
- Chad
- Population
- 450,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Guera-Naba of Chad
- Primary language
- Naba (mne)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bilala are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bilala
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Naba · Central Sudanic family
100% speak Naba
Gospel resources in Naba
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bilala
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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