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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Caac of New Caledonia

The Caac of New Caledonia, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of New Caledonia They are an Indigenous people, with Caac (Moenebeng) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the New Caledonia people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Caac.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: New Caledonia
People Cluster: New Caledonia
Primary Language(s): Caac (msq)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018401
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Pray for the Caac of New Caledonia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

88%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Caac
Language Family: Austronesian

78%
%
Caac Speakers

Media Resources in Caac:

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Bible Resources in Caac:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Caac 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 Caac:
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 Caac of New Caledonia

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Pray for those ensnared by the darkness of this world, that they will recognize the spiritual forces at work and turn to the light of Christ.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Caac Across Countries (ROP3 - 101835) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
CaacPG018401CaacNew Caledonia1,400No Longer UnreachedCaacRoman Catholicism

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