The Spaniards of Trinidad and Tobago

The Spaniards of Trinidad and Tobago, numbering approximately 4,300 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of Iberian, Roman, Visigothic, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian traditions, as well as centuries of regional development within the Iberian Peninsula. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Spanish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 4,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016449
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

92%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Spanish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Spanish Speakers

Media Resources in Spanish:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Pray specifically for the Spaniards of Trinidad and Tobago

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Spaniard Across Countries (ROP3 - 109534) reported in the following countries:

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19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SpaniardsSpaniardsSpain31,920,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsFrance248,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsGermany184,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsUnited Kingdom159,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsUnited States86,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsSwitzerland85,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsBelgium50,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsItaly27,500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsAndorra24,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishUnaffiliated
SpaniardsSpaniardsNetherlands19,500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsAustralia19,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsAngola18,500Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsPortugal16,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsIreland15,500No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsCanada13,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsAustria7,400Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsDenmark5,400Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsTrinidad and Tobago4,300Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsNew Caledonia2,900Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism

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