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The Kaiwa of Argentina

The Kaiwa of Argentina, numbering approximately 750 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amerindian Guarani tribe indigenous to the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kaiwá is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: Guarani
Primary Language(s): Kaiwá (kgk)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 750
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017345
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kaiwá
Language Family: Tupian

100%
%
Kaiwá Speakers

Media Resources in Kaiwá:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Kaiwá:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kaiwa 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 Kaiwa:
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 Kaiwa of Argentina

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Kaiwa Across Countries (ROP3 - 104432) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KaiwaPG016925KaiwaBrazil33,000No Longer UnreachedKaiwáEthnoreligion
KaiwaPG047029KaiwaParaguay28,000No Longer UnreachedKaiwáEthnoreligion
KaiwaPG017345KaiwaArgentina750No Longer UnreachedKaiwáEthnoreligion

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