The Kwinti of Suriname

The Kwinti of Suriname, numbering approximately 225 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Suriname They are an Indigenous people, with Kwinti as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kwinti is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Suriname
People Cluster: Afro-American
Primary Language(s): Kwinti (kww)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 225
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016433
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Pray for the Kwinti of Suriname

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kwinti
Language Family: Indo-European

58%
%
Kwinti Speakers

Media Resources in Kwinti:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Kwinti:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Kwinti bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kwinti 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.

Next steps for the Kwinti:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kwinti of Suriname

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
read2 Thessalonians 3:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere according to God's command, walk in faith, and be strong so that they can resist the evil one’s deception.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Kwinti Across Countries (ROP3 - 105544) reported in the following countries:

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