Lumun in Sudan
Photo Source:
Final Sudan
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Map Source:
Joshua Project / Global Mapping International
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| People Name: | Lumun |
| Country: | Sudan |
| 10/40 Window: | Yes |
| Population: | 19,000 |
| World Population: | 19,000 |
| Primary Language: | Lumun |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Christian Adherents: | 97.00 % |
| Evangelicals: | 70.00 % |
| Scripture: | New Testament |
| Ministry Resources: | Yes |
| Jesus Film: | Yes |
| Audio Recordings: | Yes |
| People Cluster: | Nuba Mountains |
| Affinity Bloc: | Sub-Saharan Peoples |
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Introduction / History
The Lumun tribe is defined by their language, also called Lumun. Lumun is a Niger-Congo, Kordofanian language. They live in the Lumun Hills of southern Sudan. Their homeland is in the Nuba Mountains.
What Are Their Lives Like?
Some Lumun men migrate to cities for part of the year to earn a month. Most of the year, however, they are subsistence farmers who grow peanuts, sorghum, and millet as staple foods. Most own a small number of cattle and chickens. They make their own pottery and baskets and sell some in the marketplace. They also weave cloth.
What Are Their Beliefs?
Lumuns are Christian, at least in name. They do not have a complete Bible, but they have the JESUS Film and other oral materials. They have what they need to take Christ to their neighbors.
What Are Their Needs?
The self-made humanitarian crisis in Sudan affects the Lumuns. Some have had to abandon their own homes to find a safe place to live. Because they are a small tribe, they are politically marginalized.
Prayer Points
Pray for Lumun Christians to become Christ-bearers to their Muslim neighbors no matter what the cost.
Pray for the Lord to protect the Lumuns from the fighting in Sudan.
Pray that soon Lumuns will be discipling others to become Christ s ambassadors to the Muslims.