Jola-Mlomp in Senegal

The Jola-Mlomp have only been reported in Senegal
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Introduction / History

You may not have met a member of the Jola people group, but if you live in the United States, you might know some of their descendants. They were among the peoples taken captive and sold into slavery. The Jolas were prized for their ability to grow rice, one of the staple crops in the southern United States. Before the British and the American colonists were engaged in this evil trade, the Spanish and Portuguese were taking Jola people captive to work their mines and plantations.

In the 1880s Jolas were engaged in palm wine tapping, and by 1900 they were more likely to be found growing peanuts as a cash crop. They also grew sweet potatoes, watermelon, and rice, while others raised cattle and other livestock. There was a great market for their products during WWII.


Where Are they Located?

Most Jola peoples live in Senegal, but many also live in the countries surrounding Senegal including Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, and Guinea. The Jola-Mlomp people live in Senegal.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Like the other Jola peoples, the Jola-Mlomp are most likely to be farmers who earn their living by raising crops and livestock.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Though most of the Jola-Mlomp people are officially Muslim, on a practical level, they are animistic. They use charms and sacred objects to communicate with the spirit world, in hopes that the spirits will protect their families, villages and crops. They also believe these spirits will protect them from converting to Islam or Christianity!

Funerals are very important to them. They believe that the deceased will join their ancestors. It is very important to perform the correct funeral rites, so that the soul will enter the presence of the creator, Ata Amit, and the ancestors. They believe in living a moral life, because if you live a bad life, your soul will become an exile spirit that roams with no resting place.


What Are Their Needs?

Jola peoples need good markets for their produce. They also need the chance to join Christ's family. Anyone who wants to take the gospel to them must overcome their fear of converting to Christianity, and their fear of spirits that want them to remain in spiritual bondage


Prayer Points

Pray that fear of the spirits will give way to faith in Christ when the Jola peoples hear of the finished work of our Lord.
Pray that the Lord will raise up many African believers to go to the Jola peoples with the exciting news that Jesus Christ offers them abundant life for the here and now and eternal life without fear of becoming a wandering spirit.
Pray for efforts to disciple the Jola peoples in such a way that discipleship will become a way of life for them.
Pray for Jola communities to be transformed by the holiness of Christ in such a powerful way that it will amaze non-believers.


Scripture Prayers for the Jola-Mlomp in Senegal.


References

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11568/SG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jola_people
http://minorityrights.org/minorities/diola-jola/


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Jola-Mlomp
People Name in Country Jola-Mlomp
Pronunciation JOH-lah muh-LUMP
Alternate Names Jola; Mlomp; Northern Mlomp
Population this Country 8,600
Population all Countries 8,600
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 13750
ROP3 Code 106688
ROP25 Code 305523
ROP25 Name Mlomp
Country Senegal
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Ziguinchor region: north of Casamance river, Mlomp village, on Tendouck to Tiobon road, Bignona department, surrounding villages.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Senegal
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Ziguinchor region: north of Casamance river, Mlomp village, on Tendouck to Tiobon road, Bignona department, surrounding villages..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Jola-Mlomp in Senegal
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.04 %)
3.00 %
Ethnic Religions
27.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
70.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mlomp (8,600 speakers)
Language Code mlo   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mlomp (8,600 speakers)
Language Code mlo   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mlomp

Primary Language:  Mlomp

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source People Group location: SIL / WLMS. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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