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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Pocomchi of Guatemala

The Pocomchi of Guatemala, numbering approximately 193,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Maya people of the Verapaz highlands whose identity is rooted in the historic Poqomchi homeland of central Guatemala and expressed through a distinct Poqomchi language and enduring Maya cultural traditions. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Poqomchi' is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guatemala
People Cluster: Maya
Primary Language(s): Poqomchi' (poh)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 193,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG024734
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Pray for the Pocomchi of Guatemala

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Poqomchi'
Language Family: Mayan

90%
%
Poqomchi’ Speakers

Media Resources in Poqomchi':

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Poqomchi':

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Bible Society of Guatemala✓
Catholic Version✓
2009 Bible Society of Guatemala✓
Catholic Version✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Poqomchi' bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Pocomchi 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 Pocomchi:
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 Pocomchi of Guatemala

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
readIsaiah 25:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of the Lord's coming, when He will swallow up death forever and wipe away their tears.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Pocomchi, Western Across Countries (ROP3 - 110800) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PocomchiPG024734PocomchiGuatemala193,000No Longer UnreachedPoqomchi'Ethnoreligion

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