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18,024,000

Unreached

Persecution
Rating

02

Stratus
Index

03

Security
Tier

01

Blackbox Work

  • Discipleship
  • Leadership Training
  • Evangelism Resources

Supporting Since: December 2020

Country
Stats

Source:

Total Population

18,034,000

# of Population in Unreached

18,024,000

# of People Groups

22

# of Unreached People Groups

20

Largest Religion

Islam

% Christian Adherent

0.30%

% Evangelical

0.01%

% Evangelical Annual Growth Rate:

8.10%

People

Ethnic Groups: Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including 30,000 Arabs)

Languages: Somali, Arabic, Italian, English

Literacy Rate: 38%

People

Economy

Low-income African Horn economy; 30 years of war and instability crippled economic potential; high remittances for basic survival; new fiscal federalism approach; cleared some unsustainable debt; environmentally fragile; digitally driven urbanization efforts

Economy

Country Profile:

Environment

Climate: principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north, hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north, hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons.

Environmental Issues: water scarcity; contaminated water contributes to human health problems; improper waste disposal; deforestation; land degradation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification

Environment

Fruits of Discipleship

One of the participants in our Bible study was in a horrific accident last week and he was only one of a couple survivors. In his trauma and pain, he reached out to our community with Scripture, responding with some of the very words that they had studied, memorized, and meditated on together.

Persecution Currently or Potentially Being Experienced:

Physical abuse / beatings

Persecution from family

Financial persecution

Verbal abuse

Blacklisted

Arrests

Imprisonment

Kidnappings

Bribes

Deportation

Destruction of property

Fines

Torture

Murder

Execution

How to Pray

  • Pray for the believing minority who suffer great persecution and martyrdom.
  • Pray for courage and strength for those who are boldly sharing their faith.
  • Pray for safe fellowship and encouragement for isolated believers.
  • Pray for peace, health, safety, justice, and rights to come to the citizens of this nation.