Kano Katsina Fulbe

Quick facts about the Kano Katsina Fulbe

Location: Nigeria
Also Known As: Kano-Katsina Fulani
Status: Engaged by IMB
Population: 4,600,000
Primary Religion: Islam
Number of Christians: less than 2,000
Language: Fulfulde

Fulbe are 90% illiterate and cannot read their own language. This makes Bible teaching, discipleship, and leadership training challenging.
Islam is central to Fulbe identity and affects all aspects of their lives--socially, religiously and politically.
Fulbe who believe in Jesus suffer persecution through loss of property, spouses, children and sometimes their lives.
The majority of Fulbe live in harsh, unsanitary conditions. They lack clean drinking water and medical care. Children suffer from malnutrition.

Pray for all of the Fulbe believers that are going out and sharing their faith. God is beginning to open some doors and several Fulbe have come to faith in Jesus. Trials, hardship, and persecution may come their way as they enter this new life in Jesus. Pray for God's protection over these new believers. Pray for those as they go out that God will give them boldness to share their faith, wisdom in how to do it, and protection from the evil one as they go.

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The Kano-Katsina Fulani cover north central Nigeria. They are a people of change. Many still follow a herding lifestyle, but a vast number have settled in villages, towns and cities. Farming has become the predominant means of supporting the family in some areas. A number of the Kano-Katsina Fulani work as laborers, sellers in the market, teachers, businessmen and even politicians.

Despite this change in lifestyle, Islam remains strong in their heritage and is a driving force in their lives. They consistently practice most of the tenants of Islam, but also have some traditional African beliefs. The Fulani hope that Allah will hear their prayers and grant them entrance into paradise when they die, based on their good works. They do not know that God loves them and has sent Jesus to give them eternal life.