People group profile · PG013492
The Gbii of Liberia
The Gbii of Liberia, numbering about 12,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small people of southeastern Liberia whose language belongs to the Dey-Bassa branch of the Kru language family.
They are an indigenous people in the Kru people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Gbii.
Fast facts
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 12,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Kru
- Primary language
- Gbii (ggb)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 30% or Greater but Less than 40%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gbii 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 Gbii
- 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
60% adherents
Primary language
Gbii · Kru family
100% speak Gbii
Gospel resources in Gbii
- Bible available, published -
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Gbii)
Bibles
- New Harvest Global Ministries · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Gbii
- 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.
- 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.
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