People group profile · PG012103
The Midob of Sudan
The Midob of Sudan, numbering about 93,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Nubian people of Darfur's Meidob Hills whose traditions claim ancestral rulership in the Nubian civilization reaching back to Egypt, culturally tied to the Mahas and Dongolawi of old Dongola, converting to Islam gradually between the 1600s and 1800s.
They are an indigenous people in the Nubian people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Midob.
Fast facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Population
- 93,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Nubian
- Primary language
- Midob (mei)
- 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
- Also known as
- Midobi, Meidob, Tiddi
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Midob 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 Midob
- 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
Midob · Nubian family
100% speak Midob
Gospel resources in Midob
- 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 Midob
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
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