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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tanimuca-Retuama of Colombia

The Tanimuca-Retuama of Colombia, numbering approximately 600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Colombia. They are an Indigenous people, in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism. They primarily speak Tanimuca-Letuama.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Tanimuca-Letuama (tnc)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion - Animism
Population: 600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016283
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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tanimuca-Letuama
Language Family: Tucanoan

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Next steps for the Tanimuca-Retuama

The Tanimuca-Retuama 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.

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Next steps for the Tanimuca-Retuama

The Tanimuca-Retuama 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.

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Next steps for the Tanimuca-Retuama

The Tanimuca-Retuama 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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Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

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For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or?rulers?or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
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Pray for those who are lost among them, that they will come to know the One who created all things and holds all things together.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
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Pray that God will use ways from in-person witnesses to digital gospel resources to bring the joy of His salvation to everyone so that they can be glad in Him and sing for joy.

But you said, "I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience God's presence and protection even in difficult circumstances, knowing that He will make them fruitful.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
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Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Tanimuca (ROP3 - 109828) reported in the following countries:

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