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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Xerente of Brazil

The Xerente of Brazil, numbering approximately 3,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Central Je people of Tocantins who call themselves Akwe, forming with the Xavante the central branch of Brazil's Je societies, their 250 years of outsider contact since the 19th century staying largely peaceful without eroding native-language fluency. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Xerénte is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Xerénte (xer)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 3,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017192
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Pray for the Xerente of Brazil

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

78%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Xerénte
Language Family: Nuclear-Macro-Je

100%
%
Xerénte Speakers

Media Resources in Xerénte:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Xerénte:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2006 Edition✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Xerénte bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Xerente 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 Xerente:
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 Xerente of Brazil

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Xerente Across Countries (ROP3 - 110891) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
XerentePG017192XerenteBrazil3,000No Longer UnreachedXerénteFolk Catholicism

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