The Poles of Venezuela

The Poles of Venezuela, numbering approximately 8,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a West Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by Slavic heritage, Roman Catholic traditions, agricultural and urban communities, and a long history of statehood, foreign rule, and national resilience. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Polish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Venezuela
People Cluster: Slav, Western
Primary Language(s): Polish (pol)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 8,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016487
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

90%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Polish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Polish Speakers

Media Resources in Polish:

Films:
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2 films

Bible Resources in Polish:

Or check out the Polish bible at Bible.com

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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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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 Poles:
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Pray specifically for the Poles of Venezuela

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

Poles Across Countries (ROP3 - 108096) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PolesPolesVenezuela8,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesUzbekistan3,800No Longer UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesUnited States521,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesUnited Kingdom756,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesUkraine1,270,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesSweden79,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesSpain53,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesPoland36,650,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesLithuania179,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesLatvia46,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesKazakhstan62,500No Longer UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesItaly94,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesIreland124,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesIceland20,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesGermany923,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesDenmark16,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesCzech Republic20,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesCanada319,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesBrazil1,900,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesBelgium101,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesBelarus293,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesAustria58,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesAustralia53,500Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesArgentina233,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism

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