The Eklenjuy Chorote of Argentina

The Eklenjuy Chorote of Argentina, numbering approximately 1,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Argentina. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Iyojwa'ja Chorote is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Iyojwa'ja Chorote (crt)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017336
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Iyojwa'ja Chorote
Language Family: Mataguayan

75%
%
Chorote, Iyojwa’ja Speakers

Media Resources in Iyojwa'ja Chorote:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Iyojwa'ja Chorote:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sociedad Bíblicas Unidas 1997✓

1 entry

Or check out the Iyojwa'ja Chorote bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Eklenjuy 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.

Next steps for the Eklenjuy Chorote:
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 Eklenjuy Chorote of Argentina

For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
readLuke 19:10

Pray that those who are lost will respond to the One who came to seek and save the lost, and experience the joy of being found.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that they will receive the Word of God as a lamp to their feet and commit their ways to Him.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that God will bring people to faith who are excited about the eternal life they have in Christ and will want to cross cultures to share this hope with others.

Chorote, Eklenjuy Across Countries (ROP3 - 102190) reported in the following countries:

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