People group profile · PG042688
The Gulf Bedouins of Egypt
The Gulf Bedouins of Egypt, numbering about 1,830,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a historically nomadic Arab people group indigenous to the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East.
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 Gulf Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Egypt
- Population
- 1,830,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Arabian
- Primary language
- Gulf Arabic (afb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gulf Bedouins 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 Gulf Bedouins
- 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
Primary language
Gulf Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Gulf Arabic
Gospel resources in Gulf Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Arabic Gulf)
- JESUS (Arabic Gulf)
- Magdalena (Arabic Gulf)
- The Savior (Arabic Gulf)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Gulf Bedouins
- 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.
Arab, Gulf Sunni in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100427) is reported in 9 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Arabs | United Arab Emirates | 1,355,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kuwaiti Sunni Arabs | Kuwait | 1,220,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Gulf Arabs | Iran | 944,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Gulf Arabs | Oman | 888,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Gulf Arabs | Saudi Arabia | 583,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Gulf Arabs | Qatar | 393,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Gulf Arabs | Canada | 61,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Gulf Arabs | United States | 49,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Gulf Arabs | Yemen | 23,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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