Partners
Prayer Partners:
15 Current
0 Needed
Total Opportunity:
$167,437 Funded
$0 Needed
Demographics
- Location:
- W Africa
- Speakers:
- 25,000
- Start Year:
- 1996
- End Year:
- 2009
Reports to Investors
Noon NT
The majority of the Noon people adhere to the Catholic faith, but they live in Senegal where Christians are a small minority of the population. Most remain in villages where they work as farmers, cultivating peanuts, millet, beans, manioc and mangoes.
The Noon people place great value on the Scriptures, but the Catholic Church has traditionally used only the French and Wolof languages in its services. As a result, Christians remain very limited in their knowledge of the Bible. The Catholic priests, especially those with a Noon background, have been encouraging translation efforts.
Francois Ndione, one of two known evangelical Christians among the 25,000 Noon people, serves as the primary translator for this project. When he committed himself to Christ in 1993, he felt led to do the Lord’s work. But he was not sure of God’s direction until he heard that there were people working toward a translation of the Bible in his own language. He has now received linguistics and Bible school training in preparation for the task of translation.
News from the Field
- Apr29
Noon of Senegal
On the westernmost tip of Africa lies Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. Not far from Dakar is the town of Thiès and the surrounding villages where 25,000 people of the Noon (pronounced known) language group live. The Noon are predominantly Catholic, unlike 95 percent of the people of Senegal who practice another major world religion. In 2002 only five Noons were identified as evangelical Christians; the remainder blended traditional animistic beliefs with their other beliefs. - Nov15
Daily Prayer: the Noon people of Senegal
Pray with us for the Noon people