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The Ilocanos of Guam

The Ilocanos of Guam, numbering approximately 23,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community formed through migration from the Ilocos region of the Philippines to Guam that maintains a distinct Ilocano identity through enduring family, cultural, and community ties. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Iloko is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Guam
People Cluster: Filipino, Central
Primary Language(s): Iloko (ilo)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 23,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050298
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Pray for the Ilocanos of Guam

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

94%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Iloko
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Ilocano Speakers

Media Resources in Iloko:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Iloko:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Revised Ilokano Popular Version✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Iloko bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ilocanos 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 Ilocanos:
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 Ilocanos of Guam

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
readActs 4:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak God's Word with boldness, sharing the love of Jesus with those around them.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Ilocano Across Countries (ROP3 - 103997) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IlocanosPG050298IlocanosGuam23,000No Longer UnreachedIlokoRoman Catholicism
IlocanoPG007684IlocanoPhilippines10,690,000No Longer UnreachedIlokoRoman Catholicism
IlocanoPG043275IlocanoUnited States88,500No Longer UnreachedIlokoRoman Catholicism
IlocanoPG047423IlocanoCanada16,500No Longer UnreachedIlokoProtestantism

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