The Badjao origianally inhabited the islands and coastal areas between the island of Mindanao and the Sulu islands. Evidence suggests that during the first mellennium AD. they begin to leave their homeland. Most of the Badjao people moved south and also westward. As the moved they established themselves along the main Sulu Archipelago the Cagayan Sulu Islands, and the Easter Borneo Coast. Many believe that they came from either Sumartra or the South Sea Islands. Their
migration largely resulted from the fact that Chinese trade began to expand. Orginally this group of people may have dwelled among the land but were pushed onto the seas by other more dominant tribes. Because of the air of superiority from other tribes, the Badjao people became known as "sea-nomads", where they found their dwelling mainly among the seas. They became a highly fragmented people with no specific political unity. The Badjao people are
indegenous to area around and in
Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines. With a unique history like the Badjao people it is hard to trace them to one specific area or specifically uncover their uique past; however, one thing is for certain.. Jesus provided an identity for them through death on the cross, when they pushed off of the land due to trade, God had already given them a home, a place of belonging in him.
Pray for the truth to be revealed to the Badjao people, that their eyes would be opened to the redemption and secure identity that is in Jesus.
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