Mesmedje in Chad

The Mesmedje have only been reported in Chad
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Introduction / History

Mesmedje is a place in Chad, a language, and a people group that is part of the larger "Chadic" people group cluster. We know very little about the history of the Mesmedje people.


Where Are they Located?

The Mesmedje people are only found in Chad, central Africa.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They are mostly small farmers, laborers, or nomadic herdsmen.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Mesmedje people are Muslims, but they are divided into several sects. To complicate things further, they blend their traditional religion with Islam.


Prayer Points

Pray that they eyes of their hearts will be open to Jesus Christ and His ways.
Pray for believers to produce skits, plays, songs, and other oral materials to share the gospel with them.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to draw hundreds of Mesmedje people to His side, and inspire them to begin a disciple making movement throughout Chad.
Pray for the Lord to reach the Mesmedje people of Chad through dreams and visions.


Scripture Prayers for the Mesmedje in Chad.


References

http://www.peoplegroups.org/Explore/GroupDetails.aspx?peid=11415
https://books.google.com/books?id=MdaAdBC-_S4C&pg=PA393&lpg=PA393&dq=Mesmedje+people+of+Chad&source=bl&ots=dObKmHte8R&sig=UCyR-0gDdH8mwnBWoqvaxZbSHtM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG0o-CpabOAhUO02MKHQouAqQQ6AEIKjAD#v=onepage&q=Mesmedje%20people%20of%20Chad&f=false


Profile Source:   Global Prayer Digest  

People Name General Mesmedje
People Name in Country Mesmedje
Alternate Names Masmaje
Population this Country 91,000
Population all Countries 91,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 0  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 2
PeopleID3 13691
ROP3 Code 106566
Country Chad
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Batha region: Batha Est department, Oum Hadjer subprefecture, southwest of Oum Hadjer, north of Mubi [mub] language area.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Chad
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Batha region: Batha Est department, Oum Hadjer subprefecture, southwest of Oum Hadjer, north of Mubi [mub] language area..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Mesmedje in Chad Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.01 %)
0.01 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
99.99 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Masmaje (91,000 speakers)
Language Code mes   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Masmaje (91,000 speakers)
Language Code mes   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Masmaje

Primary Language:  Masmaje

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Map Source People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Global Prayer Digest 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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