The Apurucayali Ashéninka of Peru

The Apurucayali Ashéninka of Peru, numbering approximately 4,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Ashéninka people of Peru's Amazon basin whose identity is rooted in the Apurucayali river region and forms part of the wider Arawakan-speaking Ashéninka cultural tradition. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ajyíninka Apurucayali is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Ajyíninka Apurucayali (cpc)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 4,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033526
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ajyíninka Apurucayali
Language Family: Arawakan

73%
%
Ajyíninka Apurucayali Speakers

Media Resources in Ajyíninka Apurucayali:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Ajyíninka Apurucayali:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Apurucayali Ashéninka 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 Apurucayali Ashéninka:
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Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Apurucayali Ashéninka of Peru

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
readIsaiah 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the coming of the Prince of Peace because He will bring everlasting peace and rule with justice and righteousness.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
read1 Corinthians 15:10–11

Pray that God's people will preach the message of Jesus' death and resurrection and that it will spread among the lost through the selfless witness of believers.

Asheninca Apurucayali Across Countries (ROP3 - 100423) reported in the following countries:

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