People group profile · PG015112
The Luo of Tanzania
The Luo of Tanzania, numbering about 305,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Western-Nilotic speaking ethnolinguistic group indigenous to western Kenya and northern Tanzania.
They are an indigenous people in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Neo-Pentecostalism, and they primarily speak Luo (Kenya and Tanzania).
Fast facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 305,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Nilotic
- Primary language
- Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) (luo)
- Primary religion
- Neo-Pentecostalism
- 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 Luo 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 Luo
- 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
Neo-Pentecostalism · Christianity
Primary language
Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) · Nilotic family
100% speak Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)
Gospel resources in Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Luo)
Bibles
- 1978 Bible Society of Kenya · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Luo
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Dholuo in other countries
The same people (ROP3 115030) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luo | Kenya | 5,865,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Luo | United States | 7,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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