The French West Indians of Trinidad and Tobago

The French West Indians of Trinidad and Tobago, numbering approximately 10,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean creole people of the French Antilles whose culture developed through the blending of African, Caribbean, and French influences; many speak French Creole and identify with both Caribbean and French traditions. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Saint Lucian Creole French is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Saint Lucian Creole French (acf)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 10,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016446
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

82%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Saint Lucian Creole French
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Lesser Antillean French Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Saint Lucian Creole French:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Saint Lucian Creole French:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Saint Lucian Creole French bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The French West Indians 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 French West Indians:
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 French West Indians of Trinidad and Tobago

"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:25-27

Pray that the lost who think they have everything they need will recognize their spiritual poverty apart from Jesus and turn to Him in faith.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
readColossians 4:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be wise in the way they walk with the lost and manage their time and other resources in a way that honors God.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Saint Lucian Across Countries (ROP3 - 109546) reported in the following countries:

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