The Fulani number around 45 million people, spread across 24 countries from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east. They are the world’s largest nomadic group and one of the largest ethnic groups in the world.
Sometime called Fulbe or Peuhl, they are traditionally cattle herders and traders and are in desperate need of the gospel. This is made more challenging by their reputation, sometimes deserved, for violence. Add to this their nomadic culture and pastoralist lifestyle, and the odds are stacked against them hearing the good news of Jesus.
Their strong Muslim identity, coupled with a fearful reputation, has made the work among them complicated. Sincere and mature believers from other people groups in the region have often sought in vain to engage Fulani, assuming that the Fulani are not uthat different from themselves. This is uniquely not the case.
There is a Fulani church and, very approximately, about 50,000 Christians among them. But, by any measure, the gospel has yet to reach the vast majority of them.
Image Source: CTC Sentinel, 2017
At SIM, we believe God longs for every Fulani community to know Christ. We exist to take the gospel to communities where it is least known. The gospel is good news for every culture, every language, every heart, including the Fulani. God is powerfully at work among Fulani communities, drawing people to Himself.
This October, we’re sharing stories of what God is doing among the Fulani through SIM workers; stories of courageous believers, challenges, answered prayers and