The Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay

The Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mataguayan-speaking people of the Gran Chaco who were displaced from the Bermejo River banks to the Pilcomayo River during the colonial era, traditionally sustained by fishing, gathering, and seasonal migration. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Iyo'wujwa Chorote is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Paraguay
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Iyo'wujwa Chorote (crq)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017253
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Iyo'wujwa Chorote
Language Family: Mataguayan

100%
%
Chorote, Iyo’wujwa Speakers

Media Resources in Iyo'wujwa Chorote:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Iyo'wujwa Chorote:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2015 Misión Nuevas Tribus de Paraguay✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Iyo'wujwa Chorote bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Manjuy Chorote 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 Manjuy Chorote:
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 Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
readPsalm 96:10

Pray for God to put in the hearts of believers to go to the lost and testify about the Lord who reigns.

Chorote, Manjuy Across Countries (ROP3 - 102191) reported in the following countries:

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