People group profile · PG011396
The Maba of Chad
The Maba of Chad, numbering about 674,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Sunni Muslim ethnic group indigenous to the mountains of Wadai region in eastern Chad.
They are an indigenous people in the Ouaddai-Fur people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Maba (Chad).
Fast facts
- Country
- Chad
- Population
- 674,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Ouaddai-Fur
- Primary language
- Maba (Chad) (mde)
- 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
- Location
- Batha, Ouaddai, Sila, and Wadi Fira regions
Where they live
Gospel status
The Maba 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 Maba
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Maba (Chad) · Maban family
100% speak Maba (Chad)
Gospel resources in Maba (Chad)
- 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 Maba
- 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.
Maba in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105960) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borgu Maba | Sudan | 34,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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