The Ashéninka Apurucayali of Peru

The Ashéninka Apurucayali of Peru, numbering approximately 4,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Peru They are an Indigenous people, with Asheninca (Asheninka) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Amazon people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Ajyíninka Apurucayali.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Ajyíninka Apurucayali (cpc)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 4,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033526
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ajyíninka Apurucayali
Language Family: Arawakan

73%
%
Ajyíninka Apurucayali Speakers

Media Resources in Ajyíninka Apurucayali:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Ajyíninka Apurucayali:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ashéninka Apurucayali 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 Ashéninka Apurucayali:
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 Ashéninka Apurucayali of Peru

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
readPsalm 96:3

Pray for people to hear and believe the good news of Jesus and joyfully share it with their family and friends.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Asheninca Apurucayali Across Countries (ROP3 - 100423) reported in the following countries:

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