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The Yagua of Colombia

The Yagua of Colombia, numbering approximately 1,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of the northwestern Amazon whose communities inhabit the rivers of southern Colombia and northeastern Peru and who maintain a distinct Peba-Yaguan heritage rooted in rainforest agriculture, fishing, and clan organization. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Yagua is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Yagua (yad)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016293
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Pray for the Yagua of Colombia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yagua
Language Family: Peba-Yagua

30%
%
Yagua Speakers

Media Resources in Yagua:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Yagua:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1994 The Bible League✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Yagua bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Yagua:
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Pray specifically for the Yagua of Colombia

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Yagua Across Countries (ROP3 - 110919) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
YaguaPG016293YaguaColombia1,100Unengaged and UnreachedYaguaEthnoreligion
YaguaPG017602YaguaPeru5,700No Longer UnreachedYaguaAnimism

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