Bum in Cameroon
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| People Name: | Bum |
| Country: | Cameroon |
| 10/40 Window: | No |
| Population: | 42,000 |
| World Population: | 42,000 |
| Primary Language: | Bum |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Christian Adherents: | 74.00 % |
| Evangelicals: | 20.00 % |
| Scripture: | New Testament |
| Ministry Resources: | Yes |
| Jesus Film: | Yes |
| Audio Recordings: | Yes |
| People Cluster: | Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke |
| Affinity Bloc: | Sub-Saharan Peoples |
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Introduction / History
The Bum People live in the mountains in the Northwest Province of Cameroon. They trace their history back to the Tikar people. They consistently describe themselves as people who live in peace, are hardworking, loving of themselves and strangers, and people without hunger. The Bum people are unified and have no history of tribal or inter-tribal wars or conflicts.
What Are Their Lives Like?
They are proud to be Bum and proud of their language. Clans are governed by chiefs.
Bum Proverb: Only an orphan understands the trouble of an orphan. The proverb means that if one person has experienced a particular difficulty, then he can understand the person who is currently experiencing that same kind of difficulty.
What Are Their Beliefs?
The Bum homeland is said to be the first place among the Grassfields Region where a man called Mamadou planted an evangelical church in 1880.
What Are Their Needs?
Despite this long history of Christian Witness, the Bible has never been translated into the Bum language.
Prayer Points
Pray for a complete and accurate Bible translation for the Bum people.
Pray for the JESUS Film and gospel recordings to be widely distributed in Bum villages.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to warm their hearts to the King of kings.
Pray for Bum evangelists and disciplers to bring in a complete harvest.