People group profile · PG013475
The Susu of Guinea-Bissau
The Susu of Guinea-Bissau, numbering about 6,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande-speaking ethnic group living primarily in Guinea and northwestern Sierra Leone.
They are a diaspora people in the Susu people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Susu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Population
- 6,600
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Susu
- Primary language
- Susu (sus)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Gabu region: Pitche area; Tombali region: Cacine area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Susu 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 Susu
- 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
Folk Islam · Islam
69% adherents
Primary language
Susu · Mande family
100% speak Susu
Gospel resources in Susu
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Pioneer Bible Translators · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Susu
- 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.
- 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.
Susu in other countries
The same people is also reported in 3 other countries.
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