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The Tench of Papua New Guinea

The Tench of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 350 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea and can also be known as Tenis.
They are an Indigenous people, with Tench as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the New Guinea people cluster of the Pacific Islanders.
Their primary religion is Christianity - Protestantism.
They primarily speak Tok Pisin.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Tench are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Tench 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.

No longer Unreached

The Tench 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.

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For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
readPsalm 57:10

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And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

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