People group profile · PG046788
The Nuer of South Sudan
The Nuer of South Sudan, numbering about 1,770,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the Nuer, a Nilotic ethnic group concentrated in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.
They are an indigenous people in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is African Traditional Religion, and they primarily speak Nuer.
Fast facts
- Country
- South Sudan
- Population
- 1,770,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Nilotic
- Primary language
- Nuer (nus)
- Primary religion
- African Traditional Religion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Nuer 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 but there has been initial or concentrated church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Nuer
- 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
African Traditional Religion · Ethnoreligion
70% adherents
Primary language
Nuer · Nilotic family
100% speak Nuer
Gospel resources in Nuer
- Bible available, published 1999
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Nuer)
Bibles
- Bible Society of South Sudan · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Nuer
- 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.
- 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.
Nuer, Naath in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106990) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naath | Ethiopia | 253,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Nuer | United States | 15,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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