The Jews of Uruguay

The Jews of Uruguay, numbering approximately 17,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious community of Spanish-speaking Jews in Uruguay. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Spanish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Uruguay
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 17,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG025076
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Pray for the Jews of Uruguay

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

70%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Spanish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Spanish Speakers

Media Resources in Spanish:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

5 films

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Jews are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Jews:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Jews of Uruguay

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
read1 Corinthians 3:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified in making disciples and be used by God to further His kingdom near and far.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Jew, Latin American Across Countries (ROP3 - 109538) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
JewsJewsUruguay17,500Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsArgentina188,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsMexico41,500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsVenezuela7,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsColombia2,200Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsPanama11,000Unengaged and UnreachedHebrewJudaism
Cuban JewsCuban JewsCuba500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism
Spanish JewsSpanish JewsSpain17,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism

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