People group profile · PG013478
The Bandi of Liberia
The Bandi of Liberia, numbering about 158,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Liberia.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Bandi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 158,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Bandi (bza)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bandi are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bandi
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
75% adherents
Primary language
Bandi · Mande family
100% speak Bandi
Gospel resources in Bandi
- Bible available, published 2000
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Bandi)
Bibles
- 1998 Bible Society in Liberia · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bandi
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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