The Southeastern Triqui of United States

The Southeastern Triqui of United States, numbering approximately 1,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethno-linguistic subgroup of the Trique, an indigenous Mesoamerican people of Mexico They are an Diaspora people, in the Mixtec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Triqui, Chicahuaxtla.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Mixtec
Primary Language(s): Triqui, Chicahuaxtla (trs)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG049290
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Christianity - Roman Cath… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Triqui, Chicahuaxtla
Language Family: Otomanguean

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Triqui, Chicahuaxtla Speakers

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Next steps for the Southeastern Triqui

The Southeastern Triqui are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Southeastern Triqui

The Southeastern Triqui 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.

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Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Next steps for the Southeastern Triqui

The Southeastern Triqui 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.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Southeastern Triqui of United States

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Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

Trique, Chicahuaxtla (ROP3 - 108592) reported in the following countries:

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