The Palestinian Arabs of Honduras

The Palestinian Arabs of Honduras, numbering approximately 21,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Palestinian diaspora community in Honduras descended largely from migrants from Bethlehem and nearby towns who settled in the country from the late nineteenth century and developed a distinct Honduran Palestinian identity. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Spanish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Honduras
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 21,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024786
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

57%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Spanish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Spanish Speakers

Media Resources in Spanish:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Palestinian Arabs 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.

Next steps for the Palestinian Arabs:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Palestinian Arabs of Honduras

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Arab, Palestinian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107785) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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21 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEl Salvador1,300No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsSyria567,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsUnited States136,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsCanada48,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates66,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsSaudi Arabia463,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsQatar380,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsLibya36,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsLebanon669,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsIraq23,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEritrea22,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsEgypt147,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsPanama9,700No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsHonduras21,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsGuatemala1,900Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsYemen35,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
West Bank ArabsWest Bank ArabsPalestine3,430,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsKuwait72,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsJordan2,675,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsIsrael1,835,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsFrance1,100Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam

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