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Northern African and Middle Eastern Unengaged Peoples

Historically, the Bilala of Chad were nomads, but they are now a settled people who earn their living through agriculture. This population of 414,000 speak the Naba language. Many also speak Chadian Arabic. For over a decade, there was a strong Christian presence in part of the Bilala homelands. Today, there are Scripture recordings in Naba, and the Bible in written and audio form is available in Chadian Arabic. “The sower sows the word. . . . But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold” (Mark 4:14, 20 ESV). Pray for the seed that was sown years ago to have fallen on good soil and to bear fruit. Ask that the Bilala will be able to access the Word of God in Naba or Chadian Arabic. Pray for them to meet believers who can explain the Word to them. Pray for the church to grow among the Bilala.