Yem in Ethiopia
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Map Source:
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| People Name: | Yem |
| Country: | Ethiopia |
| 10/40 Window: | Yes |
| Population: | 295,000 |
| World Population: | 295,000 |
| Primary Language: | Yemsa |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Christian Adherents: | 58.00 % |
| Evangelicals: | 8.65 % |
| Scripture: | New Testament |
| Ministry Resources: | Yes |
| Jesus Film: | Yes |
| Audio Recordings: | Yes |
| People Cluster: | Omotic |
| Affinity Bloc: | Horn of Africa Peoples |
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Introduction / History
The Yems live in southwestern Ethiopia. They speak Yemsa, an Oromic language.
The first reference for them came in the 1400s in a victory song of King Yeshaq, an Ethiopian Christian king.
What Are Their Lives Like?
The Yems live in a fertile land where they can grow crops and raise cattle.
They are trying to maintain their culture in the face of modernization.
What Are Their Beliefs?
Their modern religious beliefs can be Ethiopian Orthodox Christian, Evangelical or Sunni Islam. Some blend these three.
What Are Their Needs?
Yems live in a place where clean water is scarce. They need good wells and ways to purify water for themselves and their livestock.
Prayer Points
Pray for their need for clean water to be met.
Pray for the Yems to focus their hearts and spiritual lives in Jesus Christ alone.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring revival to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and for it to directly affect the spiritual lives of the Yem people.
Pray that soon Yem disciples will make more disciples.