Many Somalis have fled to the Netherlands since 1991. The peak was in 2009 with 6000 Somali asylum seekers. Five years after receiving leave to stay they can apply for Dutch citizenship and after that quite a few Somalis have migrated to the UK. (This migration may cease when the UK will have left the EU.) At present (January 2018), there are some 40,000 Somalis in the country.
They are located throughout the country, but there are some areas with a relatively high number of Somali residents, like the city of Tilburg where the north-west district is nicknamed 'Little Mogadishu '.
Almost all of them are Muslim, but there has been a small secret Somali Church since 2008 (which was the 'Year of prayer for Somali's '; God has answered these prayers!). There are some 100 Somali Christians known in the Netherlands, most of them Evangelical. There may be 'secret Christians' not known to us also.
* Scripture Prayers for the Somali in Netherlands.
All Somali Christians are first generation converts. Pray for growth in faith and boldness in their witnessing. There are serious threats from fellow Somalis regularly.
Pray also for mature Christians to become spiritual leaders among their own fellowship.
Profile Source: Anonymous |
Global Prayer Digest: 2007-03-14 |
Link Up Africa |
Praying for Somali |
People Name General | Somali |
People Name in Country | Somali |
Pronunciation |
soh-MAH-lee
|
Population this Country | 41,000 |
Population all Countries | 24,163,000 |
Total Countries | 24 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Issa; Ogaden; Sab; Shabelle; सोमाली |
People ID | 14983 |
ROP3 Code | 109392 |
Country | Netherlands | ||
Region | Europe, Western | ||
Continent | Europe | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | Netherlands |
Region | Europe, Western |
Continent | Europe |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Language | Somali (41,000 speakers) |
Language Code | som Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Somali (41,000 speakers) |
Language Code | som Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Somali |
Primary Language: Somali
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1915-1935) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1972-1976) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1979-2008) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | DAVAR Partners recording, Old Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Recorded oral Bible |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | I Against My Brother |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Somali |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
Film / Video | Walk with Jesus video |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Gospel resources links |
General | Walk with the Prophets and meet the Messiah |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
95.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
5.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
Unknown
|
Independent |
Unknown
|
Orthodox |
Unknown
|
Other Christian |
Unknown
|
Protestant |
Unknown
|
Roman Catholic |
Unknown
|