The Coatzospan Mixtec of Mexico

The Coatzospan Mixtec of Mexico, numbering approximately 2,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethno-linguistic subgroup of the Mixtec, an indigenous Mesoamerican people of Mexico. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Coatzospan Mixtec is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Mixtec
Primary Language(s): Coatzospan Mixtec (miz)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 2,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039131
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

72%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Coatzospan Mixtec
Language Family: Otomanguean

96%
%
Mixtec, Coatzospan Speakers

Media Resources in Coatzospan Mixtec:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Coatzospan Mixtec:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Coatzospan Mixtec 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 Coatzospan Mixtec:
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 Coatzospan Mixtec of Mexico

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.
readPsalm 105:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember His wonders, miracles, and perfect judgements.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Mixtec, Coatzospan Across Countries (ROP3 - 108605) reported in the following countries:

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