Unreached Peoples Report

In early September, the Frontier Peoples Conmittee of the Interdenominational Foreign Mission Association asked its 90 mission agencies to report on their progress in opening new fields among the 17,000 unreached people groups of the world. Every month in Mission Frontiers we will condense the report sent in froth one or more of these missions as an update. Are we making any progress?

Those responding so far to the Questionnaire sent out by the Frontier Peoples Committee:

AIM International, Brethren in Christ World Missions, BMMF International/Canada, Evangelical Mennonite Church, Inc., Far East Broadcasting Company, Frontiers, International Christian Fellowship, International Missions, Inc., Liebenzell Mission, Mexican Mission Ministries, Inc., The Missionary Church, Inc., Navajo Gospel Mission, North American Indian Mission, North Africa Mission, Northern Canada Evangelical Mission, REMU International, SEND International, South American Mission, Inc., Summer Institute of Linguistics, Worldteam, Inc., Zwemer Institute of Muslim studies

Highlighted this month: AIM International (formerly called Africa Inland Mission)

Number of People Groups reached before 1980: 24 Kenya: Kilcuyu (pop. 3.2 million), Kamba (1.7 million). Luo (2 million), Maasai (241,000), West Poker (125,), Kalenjin (165 million) with a total of 1 million believers in 3000 churches. Tanzania: Sukuma (3 million), Jim (70.000). Kerewe (36,000), Kara (32,000) with a total of 150,000 baptized believers (250000 in Christian community) in 1000 churches. Zaire: Zande (300,000) 75,000 Christians, Logo (50% Christians). Kakwa (60% Christians), Lugbara (50% Christians), Ndo Okebu (35% Christians), Waiisi (5% Christians), Mar (25% Christians), Lendu (50% Christians), Wakema (35%

Christians), Nandi (35% Christians), Magbutu (30% Christians). Central African Republic: Zande (pop. 55,) with 20.000 Christians in 6045 churches Seychelles: (65,000) 12,000 to 14,000 believers Comoros (400,000.90% Muslim), approximately 1% Christian Uganda: Kakwa (pop. 30.) 15.) believers, Lugbara (300,) 113 Christians. Alur (200,000) 20, Christians, West Nile area 650 churches of 100 families each.