It is often difficult to share Christ among the Zarma people. Many Zarma people believe that Christianity is only a religion for white people and have therefore closed themselves off from even listening to stories from the Bible. Pray for a breakthrough among the Zarma...
In Hausa culture, they believe that if you don’t cut an infant’s hair within the first week of its life, it will be sickly and weak. Mothers will cut their child’s hair prior to their “bapteme” (baby naming ceremony where a lamb is sacrificed 8...
Praise God that many Fulani people are coming to know Christ throughout Niger as well as various other countries in Africa. Praise God for several Nigeriens who have helped train and equip Fulani men from Chad, Cameroon, and Central African Republic. Praise God for the...
The Wodaabe people believe in a variety of spirits and gods and they frequently participate in sacrifices and incantations in order to gain the protection and favor of spiritual beings. One spirit, called “Jamdi,” is a spirit that protects the body against all forms of...
The Wodaabe value beauty above all things and will go to great links to attain desirable attributes such as white eyes and white teeth. Many Wodaabe believe that the egret has supernatural powers. The Wodaabe will catch egrets and cut off the neck and cheeks...
When it is time for a Wodaabe woman to give birth, all the older women of the village will gather in the house to await the news of the baby’s gender. If the baby is a girl, women will reserve the daughter to marry their...
The Wodaabé place a high value on physical beauty and believe themselves to be attractive people. The highest priority for Wodaabé parents is to have pretty children. In some cases, a man who is not considered to be attractive will share his wife with another...
According to joshuaproject.net, there are 13,598,000 Hausa living in Niger, and only 1.6% of them are evangelical Christians. Hausa beliefs are typically Islam intermingled with animism. They believe in spirits and participate in traditional rituals including sacrificial offerings to the spirits and to the spirit...
The Fulani people are cattle herders. It is commonly known that they love their cows more than their family. If it came between their wife or child eating, or taking medicine, or their cow, the favor will always fall to the cow. Pray that they...
There is a common belief among the Hausa that people can consult with a marabout (or religious leader) to seek retaliation. For example, if a woman has a conflict among a co-wife, she might visit a marabout who will write a quranic verse on paper...