The Jews of Mexico

The Jews of Mexico, numbering approximately 41,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Jewish diaspora community of Mexico, concentrated in major urban centers and primarily Spanish-speaking. They maintain a distinct identity through communal institutions, family networks, and Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Middle Eastern cultural traditions. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Spanish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 41,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050311
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Spanish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Spanish Speakers

Media Resources in Spanish:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Pray specifically for the Jews of Mexico

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
readPsalm 19:1-2

Pray that the lost will see the glory of God revealed in the heavens, that they will hear the good news, and that their hearts will be softened to respond to God’s call, turning to Him in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
read2 Corinthians 5:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will serve as God's ambassadors, sharing the message of reconciliation with others.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Jew, Latin American Across Countries (ROP3 - 109538) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Cuban JewsCuban JewsCuba500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsColombia2,200Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsVenezuela7,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsPanama11,000Unengaged and UnreachedHebrewJudaism
Spanish JewsSpanish JewsSpain17,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsUruguay17,500Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsMexico41,500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishJudaism
JewsJewsArgentina188,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishJudaism

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