Bissa
Quick facts about the Bissa
- Location: Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo
- Also Known As: Bisa
- Status: Engaged by IMB
- Population: 650,000
- Primary Religion: Islam, African Traditional Religion
- Number of Christians: less than 2% evangelical Christians
- Language: Bissa
- The Bissa are subsistence farmers, growing millet during a short rainy season.
- Over half of the Bissa are Muslims, and the growing influence of Islam is evident in the mosques that are being built throughout the region.
- Over one third of the Bissa follow their traditional religion in which sacrifices are made in an attempt to appease the ancestral spirits, thus assuring health and success in the family.
- The New Testament and the Jesus film are available in the Lebir dialect of Bissa.
Learn more about the Bissa!
What keeps us from reaching them...
The Bissa follow the religion of the head of the family. To choose a religion that is different from the family’s is interpreted as a sign of disrespect. In order to remain in good standing in the family, a person is obligated to follow the ways of the head of the family, including his religion. In many cases, the Bissa’s access to the Gospel is restricted by the elder heads of the family who follow Islam or traditional religions.
Images of the Bissa
