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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Secoya of Peru

The Secoya of Peru, numbering approximately 900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amazonian people who call themselves Siekopa'ai and once held vast territory between the Putumayo and Napo rivers before rubber extraction, oil drilling, and Ecuador-Peru border conflict fragmented their land and communities across both countries. They mostly adhere to Animism and Secoya is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Secoya (sey)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017588
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Secoya
Language Family: Tucanoan

100%
%
Paicoca Speakers

Media Resources in Secoya:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Secoya:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Maija'quë Huajë Ca Nëose'e✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Secoya bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Secoya 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 Secoya:
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 Secoya of Peru

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
readLuke 9:42

Pray that those who are living outside of the hope of the gospel will know and trust that Jesus offers freedom from the oppression of sin and hope in eternal life.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
readPsalm 9:18

Pray that God will raise up believers who can help meet emotional and physical needs among this people group. Ask Him to open doors for them and give them the courage to walk into difficult situations and share the hope of the gospel boldly.

Secoya Across Countries (ROP3 - 108784) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SecoyaPG017588SecoyaPeru900No Longer UnreachedSecoyaAnimism
SecoyaPG017477SecoyaEcuador800No Longer UnreachedSecoyaAnimism

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