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The North Central Mixe of Mexico

The North Central Mixe of Mexico, numbering approximately 77,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Mexico. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and North Central Mixe is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Mixe
Primary Language(s): North Central Mixe (neq)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 77,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039103
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

82%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: North Central Mixe
Language Family: Mixe-Zoque

89%
%
Mixe, North Central Speakers

Media Resources in North Central Mixe:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in North Central Mixe:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2008 Bible League International✓

1 entry

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Or check out the North Central Mixe bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The North Central Mixe 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 North Central Mixe:
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 North Central Mixe of Mexico

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that God will use ways from in-person witnesses to digital gospel resources to bring the joy of His salvation to everyone so that they can be glad in Him and sing for joy.

Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
readHebrews 10:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not neglect meeting together but encourage one another as they see the Day approaching.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Mixe, North Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 114901) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
North Central MixePG039103North Central MixeMexico77,500No Longer UnreachedNorth Central MixeFolk Catholicism

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