People group profile · PG011997
The Dar Fur Daju of Sudan
The Dar Fur Daju of Sudan, numbering about 129,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are one of seven ethnic subgroups within the larger Daju people, concentrated in southern Darfur (Sudan) and parts of Chad and the Nuba Hills.
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 Dar Fur Daju.
Fast facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Population
- 129,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Ouaddai-Fur
- Primary language
- Dar Fur Daju (daj)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Dar Fur Daju are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Dar Fur Daju
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Dar Fur Daju · Dajuic family
100% speak Dar Fur Daju
Gospel resources in Dar Fur Daju
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not 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 Dar Fur Daju
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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