Gavar in Cameroon

Introduction / History

The Gavar language defines the Gavar people. They live in Cameroon.

What Are Their Lives Like?

Gavar people live in huts that provide shelter for sleeping and storage for their few material goods. They spend most of their day outside, and in the cooler rainy season, fieldwork is always waiting. Using familiar hand tools, they must harvest the vegetables and staples that will feed their families throughout the year. A field plowed early in the season behind a donkey or a cow yields a little cotton the family can market for essential cash.

What Are Their Beliefs?

Over several centuries, the Gavar people have continually resisted waves of invasion pressing them to convert to another major religion. Into the backdrop of African traditional religion, Christians from other parts of Cameroon brought the gospel to this area in the 1970s. Concurrently, government schools and health clinics are opened. Many Gavar speakers have become Christians, but churches use the majority language, also spoken by their aggressive neighbors who don't share their religion.

However, most are marginally Muslim.

What Are Their Needs?

There is still a gospel harvest among the Gavar people, waiting for workers.

Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to do both physical and spiritual healing among the Gavar people of Cameroon.
Pray that soon he will raise up disciplers among the Gavar people to spread Christ s glory throughout Cameroon.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to move mightily among the Gavar people in the coming years.

Text Source:   Joshua Project