People group profile · PG015311
The Reunionese of Madagascar
The Reunionese of Madagascar, numbering about 127,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Eurafrican ethnic group indigenous to the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean.
They are a diaspora people in the Other Sub-Saharan African people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Réunion Creole French.
Fast facts
- Country
- Madagascar
- Population
- 127,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Other Sub-Saharan African
- Primary language
- Réunion Creole French (rcf)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- 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 Reunionese 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 Reunionese
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
85% adherents
Primary language
Réunion Creole French · Indo-European family
100% speak Réunion Creole French
Gospel resources in Réunion Creole French
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Reunion Creole French)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Reunionese
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Reunionese Creole in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108365) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reunionese | Reunion | 641,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Reunionese | Mayotte | 650 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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