The Germans of Bolivia

The Germans of Bolivia, numbering approximately 266,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West Germanic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by a long history of regional diversity, urban and rural traditions, Christianity, industrialization, and strong civic institutions. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and German is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Bolivia
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): German (deu)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 266,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017403
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Pray for the Germans of Bolivia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

48%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: German
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
German, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in German:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Bible Resources in German:

Or check out the German bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Germans 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.

Next steps for the Germans:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Germans of Bolivia

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
readPsalm 23:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that the Lord is their shepherd, providing for their every need.

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
read2 Corinthians 1:11

Pray that many people will join in praying for the spread of the gospel here, and that God will answer these prayers by drawing more people to Himself.

German Across Countries (ROP3 - 103305) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GermansGermansAustralia124,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansAustria318,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansBelgium80,500No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansBolivia266,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansBrazil589,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansCanada774,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansCzech Republic22,500No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansDenmark28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansGermany69,060,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansHungary35,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansKazakhstan219,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
GermansGermansLiechtenstein1,400No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansLuxembourg33,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansMexico13,500Unengaged and UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansNamibia27,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansNetherlands579,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansParaguay225,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansPoland45,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSingapore2,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanProtestantism
GermansGermansSlovenia6,300Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSouth Africa580,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSpain112,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSwitzerland318,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansUnited States914,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated

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