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The Yucatec of Belize

The Yucatec of Belize, numbering approximately 5,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Yucateco is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Belize
People Cluster: Maya
Primary Language(s): Yucateco (yua)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 5,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016209
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Pray for the Yucatec of Belize

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

81%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yucateco
Language Family: Mayan

100%
%
Maya, Yucatec Speakers

Media Resources in Yucateco:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Yucateco:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 Bible Society of Mexico✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Yucateco bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Yucatec 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 Yucatec:
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 Yucatec of Belize

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
readDeuteronomy 6:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and might, as they strive to live lives that honor and glorify Him.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Maya, Yucatan Across Countries (ROP3 - 111105) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
YucatecPG039092YucatecMexico1,145,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishFolk Catholicism
YucatecPG047279YucatecUnited States203,000No Longer UnreachedYucatecoEthnoreligion
YucatecPG016209YucatecBelize5,700No Longer UnreachedYucatecoFolk Catholicism

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