Source: Mission Network News, April 15, 2026
Many ethnic groups in Ethiopia are still unaware of the hope found in Christ. The Argobba people are one of them—but reaching them comes with a unique challenge: They are constantly on the move.
The Argobba are a traveling people, an unreached Muslim group of no more than 250,000. Farming and trade shape their daily lives. However, external pressures (conflicts between majority people groups) continue to disrupt their stability.
“And you’ve got this small group like the Agobba, who just want to live peacefully and tend their plots of land. But others are coming in, pushing them out, and moving them from place to place. Those are the dynamics that make gospel witness very challenging,” [says Greg Kelley of Unknown Nations].
This is where [the] ministry partners with local believers who know their country. Kelley explains, “They’re distributing our solar-powered audio Bible in their local dialect, their local language, and listening groups are forming.” As a result, Argobba people are beginning to know Jesus as they hear the gospel.
Another MNN story explores challenges to ministry in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). nd for another interesting read, see Nomads in the Shadow of Iran’s War (Nomadic Peoples Network).