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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay

The Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Paraguay and can also be known as Manjui, Iyo'wujwa, Chorote, Manjuy, Choroti, Chorote, Iyo'Wujwa (Manjui, Choroti). They are an Indigenous people, in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Chorote, Iyo’wujwa.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: Paraguay
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Chorote, Iyo’wujwa (crq)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017253

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chorote, Iyo’wujwa
Language Family: Matacoan

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Chorote, Iyo’wujwa Speakers

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Next steps for the Manjuy Chorote

The Manjuy Chorote are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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Next steps for the Manjuy Chorote

The Manjuy Chorote 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.

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Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Next steps for the Manjuy Chorote

The Manjuy Chorote 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.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

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...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
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Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
readHebrews 10:34

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have compassion for those in prison, sympathize with those who are mistreated, and continue to do good and share the gospel with others.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
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Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Chorote, Manjuy reported in the following countries (ROP3):

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