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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Yapese of United States

The Yapese of United States, numbering approximately 800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a Micronesian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia They are an Diaspora people, with Yapese as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Micronesian people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Yapese.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Micronesian
Primary Language(s): Yapese (yap)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047176
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

84%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yapese
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Yapese Speakers

Media Resources in Yapese:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Yapese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Yapese 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 Yapese:
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 Yapese of United States

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
readActs 4:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak God's Word with boldness, sharing the love of Jesus with those around them.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
readPsalm 23:3

Pray for believers to go and share the gospel with others here. Ask that God will restore their souls and lead them in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Yapese Across Countries (ROP3 - 110981) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
YapesePG018396YapeseMicronesia12,000Unengaged and UnreachedYapeseRoman Catholicism
YapesePG047176YapeseUnited States800No Longer UnreachedYapeseRoman Catholicism

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