People group profile · PG013200
The Myene of Gabon
The Myene of Gabon, numbering about 95,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are one of Gabon's earliest Bantu coastal peoples, established by the time Portuguese explorers arrived in the 1400s, whose Orungu and Nkomi branches brokered trade between river routes and European ships until France abolished the Orungu monarchy in 1927.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Myene.
Fast facts
- Country
- Gabon
- Population
- 95,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Northwest
- Primary language
- Myene (mye)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Myene 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, 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Myene
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Myene · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Myene
Gospel resources in Myene
- Bible available, published 1927
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 1999 Bible Society of Gabon · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Myene
- 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.
- 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.
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