People group profile · PG012309
The Busa-Boko of Benin
The Busa-Boko of Benin, numbering about 140,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Benin.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Boko (Benin).
Fast facts
- Country
- Benin
- Population
- 140,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Boko (Benin) (bqc)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Busa-Boko are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Busa-Boko
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
52% adherents
Primary language
Boko (Benin) · Mande family
29% speak Boko (Benin)
Gospel resources in Boko (Benin)
- Bible available, published 2010
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2017 SIM Nigeria · video, audio, text
- SIM Nigeria · video, audio, text
- SIM Nigeria · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Busa-Boko
- 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.
Busa-Boko in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101551) is reported in 1 other country.
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