The Anmatjirra of Australia

The Anmatjirra of Australia, numbering approximately 1,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an Aboriginal Australian people of central Northern Territory whose traditional country extends across the Ti Tree, Coniston, and Mount Stuart region and who are closely related to the broader Arrernte cultural and linguistic tradition They are an Indigenous people, with Anmatjirra as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Aboriginal Australians people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Anmatyerre.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Aboriginal Australians
Primary Language(s): Anmatyerre (amx)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007828
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

27%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Anmatyerre
Language Family: Pama-Nyungan

45%
%
Anmatyerr Speakers

Media Resources in Anmatyerre:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Anmatyerre:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Anmatjirra are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Anmatjirra:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Anmatjirra of Australia

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Anmatjirra Across Countries (ROP3 - 100367) reported in the following countries:

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