Filipinos of Palau (PGID: PG050297)

The Filipinos of Palau

The Filipinos of Palau, numbering approximately 2,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic community of Tagalog-speaking people who are citizens of, or immigrants from, the Philippines. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Tagalog is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Palau
People Cluster: Filipino, Central
Primary Language(s): Tagalog (tgl)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 2,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050297
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

45%

Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tagalog
Language Family: Austronesian

100%

Tagalog Speakers

Media Resources in Tagalog:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
The Savior	View Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Tagalog:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
1905 Ang Dating Biblia			✓
2012 Magandang Balita Biblia	✓	✓	✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tagalog bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Filipinos 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 Filipinos:

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 Filipinos of Palau

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
Matthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will lay down all evil desires, dying to sin and living for Him alone.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Filipino, Tagalog Across Countries (ROP3 - 109692) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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20 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG007783	Tagalog	Philippines	36,970,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG043239	Filipinos	United States	2,525,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG018269	Filipinos	Malaysia	878,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG043393	Filipinos	Canada	438,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG046415	Filipinos	Qatar	255,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Protestantism
PG046407	Filipinos	Kuwait	212,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050588	Filipinos	Hong Kong	198,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG018439	Filipinos	Singapore	175,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG020255	Filipinos	Australia	160,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Protestantism
PG046410	Filipinos	Oman	97,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG000630	Filipinos	United Kingdom	96,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG048525	Filipinos	Italy	77,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG042440	Filipinos	Germany	67,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG042343	Filipinos	Spain	38,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050594	Filipinos	Macao	33,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050222	Filipinos	Guam	23,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG047593	Filipinos	New Zealand	17,000	No Longer Unreached	English	Roman Catholicism
PG050226	Filipinos	Northern Mariana Islands	16,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050297	Filipinos	Palau	2,900	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050231	Filipinos	American Samoa	1,300	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism

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