People group profile · PG013485
The Eastern Krahn of Liberia
The Eastern Krahn of Liberia, numbering about 94,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Kru-speaking people who migrated onto Liberia's Grain Coast from Ivory Coast in the early 1500s amid upheavals following the collapse of western Sudanese empires, forming the eastern branch of the broader Krahn, also called Wee.
They are an indigenous people in the Kru people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Eastern Krahn.
Fast facts
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 94,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Kru
- Primary language
- Eastern Krahn (kqo)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Krahn 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Eastern Krahn
- 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
60% adherents
Primary language
Eastern Krahn · Kru family
100% speak Eastern Krahn
Gospel resources in Eastern Krahn
- Bible available, published 1996
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Tchien-Krahn)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Krahn
- 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.
Eastern Krahn in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Krahn | Cote d’Ivoire | 15,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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