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The Afro-Guyanese of French Guiana

The Afro-Guyanese of French Guiana, numbering approximately 24,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community of Sub-Saharan African descent with roots in Guyana. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Guyanese Creole English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: French Guiana
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Guyanese Creole English (gyn)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 24,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022279
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

68%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Guyanese Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Guyanese English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Guyanese Creole English:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Guyanese Creole English:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Afro-Guyanese 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 Afro-Guyanese:
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 Afro-Guyanese of French Guiana

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
readPsalm 96:2

Pray that gospel resources will reach this generation so that they will receive the good news and sing to the LORD, bless His name, and tell of His salvation each day.

But you said, "I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
readGenesis 32:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience God's presence and protection even in difficult circumstances, knowing that He will make them fruitful.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Afro-Guyanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 103602) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Afro-GuyanesePG016359Afro-GuyaneseGuyana381,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishProtestantism
Afro-GuyanesePG046526Afro-GuyaneseUnited States246,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishRoman Catholicism
Afro-GuyanesePG022264Afro-GuyaneseSuriname141,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishProtestantism
Afro-GuyanesePG050476Afro-GuyaneseCanada90,500No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishProtestantism
Afro-GuyanesePG022279Afro-GuyaneseFrench Guiana24,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishFolk Catholicism

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