People group profile · PG012092
The Mabaan of South Sudan
The Mabaan of South Sudan, numbering about 108,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nilotic ethnic group indigenous to Mabaan county in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan.
They are an indigenous people in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Mabaan.
Fast facts
- Country
- South Sudan
- Population
- 108,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Nilotic
- Primary language
- Mabaan (mfz)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mabaan 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 Mabaan
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
96% adherents
Primary language
Mabaan · Nilotic family
100% speak Mabaan
Gospel resources in Mabaan
- Bible available, published 2022
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2002 SIM · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mabaan
- 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.
Maaban in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105951) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burun | Ethiopia | 6,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mabaan | United States | 3,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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