The Haitians of Guadeloupe

The Haitians of Guadeloupe, numbering approximately 14,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean people descended primarily from West and Central Africans brought to colonial Saint-Domingue; they speak Haitian Creole and share a distinct cultural identity shaped by African, Caribbean, and French influences. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Haitian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guadeloupe
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Haitian (hat)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 14,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022292
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

75%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Haitian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Haitian Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Haitian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Haitian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1999 Haitian Bible Society✓✓✓
2016 Edition✓
Alliance Biblique Universelle, 1985✓

3 entries

Or check out the Haitian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Haitians 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 Haitians:
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 Haitians of Guadeloupe

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
readJohn 10:27

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hear God's voice and will have the great assurance that no one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

Haitian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103642) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HaitiansHaitiansDominica2,600No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansDominican Republic279,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansFrench Guiana27,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansHaiti11,600,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansMartinique2,800No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansJamaica59,500No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansGuadeloupe14,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansCuba38,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansCanada177,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianRoman Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansUnited States718,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianRoman Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansBahamas28,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism

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