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The Chuj of United States

The Chuj of United States, numbering approximately 450 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mayan ethnic group indigenous to Guatemala and Mexico. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Chuj is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Maya
Primary Language(s): Chuj (cac)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 450
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG049269

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chuj
Language Family: Mayan

100%
%
Chuj Speakers

Media Resources in Chuj:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Chuj:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1993 Sociedad Bíblica de Guatemala✓✓
1999 Bible Society of Guatemala✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chuj bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Chuj 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 Chuj:
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 Chuj of United States

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
read1 John 4:10

Pray for those without the hope of Christ to understand the depth of God's love and the sacrifice He made for them.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

Chuj, San Mateo Ixtatan Across Countries (ROP3 - 108618) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ChujPG024708ChujGuatemala102,000Engaged yet UnreachedChujFolk Catholicism
ChujPG039062ChujMexico3,900No Longer UnreachedSpanishFolk Catholicism
ChujPG049269ChujUnited States450No Longer UnreachedChujEthnoreligion

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