People group profile · PG046713
The Kaliko of the United States
The Kaliko of the United States, numbering about 150 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to both sides of the border between South Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
They are a diaspora people in the Sudanic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Keliko.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 150
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Sudanic
- Primary language
- Keliko (kbo)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kaliko are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kaliko
- 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
Primary language
Keliko · Central Sudanic family
100% speak Keliko
Gospel resources in Keliko
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Keliko)
Bibles
- 2018 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kaliko
- 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.
Kaliko in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaliko | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kaliko | South Sudan | 12,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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