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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Warkay-Bipim of Indonesia

The Warkay-Bipim of Indonesia, numbering approximately 425 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia. They are an Indigenous people, in the New Guinea people cluster of the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism. They primarily speak Warkay-Bipim.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Warkay-Bipim (bgv)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion - Animism
Population: 425
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG023088
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion - Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Warkay-Bipim
Language Family: Trans-New Guinea

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Warkay-Bipim Speakers

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Next steps for the Warkay-Bipim

The Warkay-Bipim are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Warkay-Bipim

The Warkay-Bipim 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.

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Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Next steps for the Warkay-Bipim

The Warkay-Bipim 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.

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Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

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Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
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Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Warkay-Bipim (ROP3 - 110696) reported in the following countries:

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