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The Margos Chaulan Quechua of Peru

The Margos Chaulan Quechua of Peru, numbering approximately 143,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Quechua people of Peru's Huánuco highlands whose identity reflects ancient Andean heritage, adaptation to mountain communities, and membership in the broader Quechua ethnolinguistic tradition. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua (qvm)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 143,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017552
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua
Language Family: Quechuan

73%
%
Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Speakers

Media Resources in Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Margos Chaulan Quechua 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 Margos Chaulan Quechua:
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 Margos Chaulan Quechua of Peru

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
readJohn 16:33

Pray that those who don't have peace with God will find peace in Christ, even amid the troubles of this world.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
readJohn 14:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hope in trials because they know that Jesus will one day take them to be with Him forever.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Across Countries (ROP3 - 106327) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Margos Chaulan QuechuaPG017552Margos Chaulan QuechuaPeru143,000No Longer UnreachedMargos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha QuechuaEthnoreligion

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