People group profile · PG014761
The Arabs of Kenya
The Arabs of Kenya, numbering about 57,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diverse ethnolinguistic group whose identity is shaped by a combination of language, culture, history, and geography. Arabs are native to the Arabian Peninsula, Levant, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of Africa.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Arabian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Swahili (individual language).
Fast facts
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 57,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Arabian
- Primary language
- Swahili (individual language) (swh)
- Primary religion
- Sunni 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
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Arabs 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 Arabs
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Swahili (individual language) · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Swahili (individual language)
Gospel resources in Swahili (individual language)
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Swahili, Tanzania)
- The Savior (Swahili, Kenya)
Bibles
- Habari Njema (Interconfessional) · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Arabs
- 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.
- 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.
Arabs in other countries
The same people is also reported in 22 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabs | Argentina | 1,580,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Tanzania | 507,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Brazil | 491,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Pakistan | 248,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Australia | 161,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Austria | 101,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Denmark | 96,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Switzerland | 75,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | India | 62,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Greece | 34,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 32,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Malaysia | 18,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | South Africa | 16,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arabs | Ethiopia | 13,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | New Zealand | 10,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arabs | Malta | 10,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Burundi | 3,800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Ghana | 3,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Jamaica | 2,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Comoros | 900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Maldives | 750 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Barbados | 150 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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