The Fulfulde of Benin are primarily nomadic shepherds and their lives revolve around their herds. Ninety-seven percent Muslim, the Fulfulde feel fear is a sign of weakness, yet they fear being alone or disliked. They tend to hide their feelings and only express love and a need for others through songs. Workers Needed: Two units to pioneer the work among this tribe. Health, development, or other traditional platforms could provide an entry point to these people. Someone with a love of and skill in music may be able to reach these people with Christ’s love.

Guinea’s rich deposits of diamonds and gold contrast sharply with one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. Almost 2.5 million Fulani migrated to this country from Senegal and now form the largest people group in Guinea. These polygamist “Guardians of Islam” are mostly herders, farmers, tradesmen, and craftsmen. Workers Needed: Two units to start a cross-cultural church among the Fulani in some large urban center before training new believers to plant churches in the Fouta Djalon mountains in southeastern Guinea.

This second largest people group in Guinea make their living as farmers, miners, and merchants. Patriarchal and polygamist, their society is known for its ingenuity and leadership. The Maninka value honesty, logical thinking, and the ability to speak in public; however, they are very suspicious and men avoid close personal relationships. Maninka Islam approves of divination, healing, and certain magical procedures. Fear plays a large part in their spiritual lives. Workers Needed: Two units with practical skills such as simple medical treatments, construction know-how, mechanical and/or farming techniques will break down prejudice and open the way to soul-winning.

The majority of the Malinke are Muslim animists. Though largely illiterate, they are friendly, hospitable people, very open to acts of kindness and the health message. This project is located in the southern, cultivated, Sudanese area not far from the capital city of Bamako. Missionaries with a medical and ministerial background would help to reach the Malinke on a practical level, providing simple treatments for Malinke people while simultaneously teaching them about Christ.
Workers needed: Another unit with a medical background (natural remedies and simple treatment focus) and a strong outreach/ministerial skill set to join a family already at this project. A pastor/nurse combination would be ideal.

Over 90% of the population of Niger lives in the fertile southwest corner of the country near the capital, Niamey. Numbering twenty-six million in southern Niger and northern Nigeria, many of the hospitable Hausa live in rural farm villages with populations ranging from 2,000 to 12,000. These economic kin-based units live under the authority of the male head of the household, most of whom are farmers or shepherds, and their women are secluded. Markets are a traditional part of their society, economically and socially. Workers Needed: Two units to provide health education, medical care, and agriculturally-sustainable farming methods. Both men and women are needed to labor among the male and female populations in this French-speaking country.

A former French colony that is now an emerging democracy but still has vestiges of slavery and a deeply ingrained caste system. Years of authoritarian rule and military coups have left their mark. The people here live an agricultural life and are all Muslims.
Two units are needed.

A brutal civil war has made evangelism to the Tigre region in the North difficult due to tribal and local tensions. Most of the people in the Tigre region are Coptic Christians. Westerners can easily live and work there and are more readily received than locals.
Workers needed: Two units.

A former Portuguese colony, Mozambique is still recovering from a long civil war after they gained their independence in 1975, complicated by a series of severe droughts. Tongan people are famous for their woven baskets. The Tongan follow ancient practices of tribal ancestor worship. 
Two units are needed.

Guinea-Bissau is the world’s fifth-poorest nation and has the fifth-lowest Human Development Index. Two-thirds of the population lives in extreme poverty. During the civil war of 1998-99, much of the country’s infrastructure was destroyed, and it has been slow to recover under a cloud of persistent anarchy. Guinea-Bissau’s population is dominated by more than 20 African ethnicities, including the Balante, one of the largest ethnic groups in the country, the Fulani and their subgroups, the Diola, Nalu, Bijagó, Landuma, Papel and the Malinke.
Two units are needed.

The Mien are descendants of a group of Chinese who were once the Emperor’s special servants back in the days of the Chinese dynasties. Presently, they are spread throughout Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Western China. Although they are basically Chinese and most of them can read it, they have many of their own traditions and spirit ceremonies and culture. A previous AFM Mien project in Thailand provides research and curriculum and materials developed for this people group. Workers needed: Two units willing to use a tent-making approach to reach these people, as they and their government are eager to have business opportunities made available.

The friendly, easy-going, large-hearted Goans are mainly fishermen, though many also own or operate hotels, beach resorts, restaurants, etc. in one of the most beautiful, unspoiled vacation spots in the world. Many of them speak Portuguese but their mother tongue is Konkani. Workers Needed: One unit who is creative and entrepreneurial in their outreach to these Konkani speakers with health care, tourist skills, or graphic arts and promotions.

Tibetans have been living in tight knit communities in India for over 50 years. Welcoming towards Westerners but not towards the Gospel, these Tibetan Buddhists practice both polygamy and polyandry and are steeped in the occult which involves much demonic bondage and spirit appeasement. They are clustered in the Northwest of India near the foothills of the Himalayas where the Dalai Lama lives. Workers Needed: Two units to live in Dharmasala to plant the church and train national workers in other areas. Will need to work as an NGO employee, a student, and ESL teacher, or another occupation acceptable to the government and the locals.

The Yadav people make up almost 1 per cent of all humanity and number in the millions as India’s third largest unreached people group and the fifth largest in the world. Forty-seven of the world’s top 100 unreached people groups can be found in the state of Bihar where the dairy-farming, cow-herding Yadavs live. Workers Needed: Two units with a variety of gifts and talents to serve among the Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Muslims found in this people group.

The overwhelming majority of the more than 50 million people of Myanmar are members of the Bamar people group. The Bamar live primarily in the fertile delta between the Irrawaddy and Salween Rivers of this country formerly known as Burma. This people group practices Theravada Buddhism mingled with folk animism and live very much in fear of spirits whom they attempt to appease. Less than one percent of the Bamar are Christian. Workers Needed: Two units with personal evangelism, health care, or English language teaching skills.

People in this region of Thailand (Isaan) live simple agricultural lives. Many of them combine Buddhist beliefs with folk religion and do things to honor deceased loved ones and appease spirits. Many ancient ruins going back to the Khmer dynasty of the past dot the landscape in this dry, humid area.
One more unit is needed in this project.

Located on the Mekong river, Nongkhai is less than 20 miles from Laos. It is known for the infamous “Naga fireballs” that appear to supernaturally shoot up from the river during the first full moon in October. The people of Nongkhai, like all of Thailand, are primarily Buddhist. Hindu influences are also seen in this area.
One more unit is needed in this project.

At one time, the Tai-Kadai* people had their own kingdom. During the 19th century, they were captured by a neighboring country, and about half their population was relocated. In the 20th century, their land became some of the most heavily bombed real estate on the planet. Today the Tai-Kadai number about 111,000 in Southeast Asia. The Tai-Kadai are Buddhist, but they are also heavily influenced by animism. They believe in “guardian spirits” and “locality spirits,” which are identified with different levels of society. They believe that one must please these spirits to avoid curses and receive blessings.
One more unit is needed in this project.

Tucked between Russia and Turkey, the country of Georgia boasts a population said to descend from the great grandson of the biblical Japheth. Nearly 84% of its 4 million people practice Eastern Orthodoxy and are characterized by their hospitable and social graces, giving great importance to food and drink. Workers Needed: One more unit needed to establish centers of influence in urban environments where English language and lifestyle classes, both in health and in spirituality can be offered.

Approximately 75% of the nearly five million people in Ireland claim to be Roman Catholics. Their heritage also includes much pain in the form of violent conflicts and emotional and physical abuse at the hands of their religious leaders over the years. There are over 4.5 million Catholics in Ireland. They have suffered through years of discrimination and persecution from Protestants in Northern Ireland. Although a peace agreement was reached over 2 decades ago there are still tensions.  Drowning their griefs in the pubs is a socially acceptable way of handling their difficulties, but it tears at the fabric of their society. The Irish are ready to be loved and find hope. Workers Needed: Two units from the European Union to join the work being done through exercise classes, depression recovery meetings, supper clubs, leadership seminars, Pathfinders, Bible study groups, counseling, and/or a center of influence.

The Irish of Northern Ireland are mostly Protestant and identify with the United Kingdom, to which they belong since the 1921 split from the Republic of Ireland. As in other western countries, the population gravitates towards sports and folk music. 48 percent of the population of Northern Ireland consider themselves to be Protestant. People today still suffer the effects of the decades long religious tensions between the north and south. Today, 90 percent of schools are still segregated by religion.  Workers Needed: Two units from the EU to support and build up a very small SDA group looking for encouragement and strong leadership.

With a population of 5 million, only one in 10,000 are SDAs (mostly immigrants and not native Scots) and few Scots have even heard of Seventh-day Adventists. The predominant religion is Church of Scotland, though many are now post-Christians/Atheists and have low receptivity to Christianity. The proposed project location is Inverness where three SDA families live. Workers Needed: Two units from the EU who are active lay persons or Bible workers with soul-winning experience & who could combine health evangelism with spiritual efforts.

70 to 95 percent of these Balkan people are Sunni Muslims. Ethnic tensions have been a constant for years in this region. Over 10,000 civilians were killed during an ethnic war in the 1990’s. Two units are needed for service.

Turkey is the land where the early church made much of its progress in the first and second centuries. The seven churches in Revelation are located in this country. Today there are fewer than 0.01 percent Christians. With its population of over 76 million, this makes Turkey one of the least reached countries on earth. Islam is the predominant religion of this society, while secularism still holds a stronghold in the ruling elite. Despite its constitution guaranteeing religious freedom, Christians are frequently persecuted. Further, public meetings, such as church services require great efforts to gain approval from the government, and public proselytizing is prohibited.
One more unit is needed. 

The Gogodala are a tribe of approximately 25,000, located in 33 villages in Papua New Guinea. The lives of the Gogodala revolve around the spirits and they live in constant fear of offending them. 
Workers needed: Another unit, preferably a couple, is needed to join a family already serving among the Gogodala. Someone with health education skills, English language/literacy skills, marriage/parenting skills, possibly even building skills would be helpful.