People group profile · PG050385
The Mabaan of the United States
The Mabaan of the United States, numbering about 3,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nilotic ethnic group indigenous to Mabaan county in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan.
They are a diaspora people in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Mabaan.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 3,100
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Nilotic
- Primary language
- Mabaan (mfz)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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 America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mabaan 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 Mabaan
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
96% adherents
Primary language
Mabaan · Nilotic family
100% speak Mabaan
Gospel resources in Mabaan
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2002 SIM · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mabaan
- 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.
Mabaan in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabaan | South Sudan | 108,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Burun | Ethiopia | 6,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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