Jola-Hulon in Senegal

The Jola-Hulon have only been reported in Senegal
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Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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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.


What Are Their Lives Like?

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


What Are Their Beliefs?

There is some Islamic influence among the Jola peoples, but on a practical level, they are mostly 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 Hulon people 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-Hulon people in such a way that discipleship will become a way of life for them.
Pray for Jola-Hulon 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-Hulon in Senegal.


References

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11568/SG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jola_people
http://minorityrights.org/minorities/diola-jola/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jola_people
http://www.hope-senegal.org.uk/index.php/history-of-the-diola


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Jola-Hulon
People Name in Country Jola-Hulon
Alternate Names Hulon; Jola
Population this Country 2,200
Population all Countries 2,200
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 12150
ROP3 Code 103909
Country Senegal
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Affiniam, Badiate-Grand, Bandial, Batinier, Brin, Elubalir, Enampor, Essil, Etama, Kamobeul, and Seleky villages on a peninsula bounded by the Casamance river north, the Komobeul Bôlon river west, Ziguinchor-Oussouye road south, and Brin-Nyassia road east. The only village north of the Casamance River is Affiniam.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Senegal
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Affiniam, Badiate-Grand, Bandial, Batinier, Brin, Elubalir, Enampor, Essil, Etama, Kamobeul, and Seleky villages on a peninsula bounded by the Casamance river north, the Komobeul Bôlon river west, Ziguinchor-Oussouye road south, and Brin-Nyassia road east. The only village north of the Casamance River is Affiniam..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.20 %)
3.00 %
Ethnic Religions
25.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
72.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Bandial (2,200 speakers)
Language Code bqj   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Bandial (2,200 speakers)
Language Code bqj   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Bandial
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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