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The Aguacatec of United States

The Aguacatec of United States, numbering approximately 1,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Guatemala. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Aguacateco is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Central American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Aguacateco (agu)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050375

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Aguacateco
Language Family: Mayan

100%
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Awakateko Speakers

Media Resources in Aguacateco:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Aguacateco:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1993 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc.✓✓✓
Asociación Educativa y Cultural Maya✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Aguacateco bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Aguacatec 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 Aguacatec:
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 Aguacatec of United States

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readMark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
readJames 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Aguacatec Across Countries (ROP3 - 100122) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
AguacatecPG050375AguacatecUnited States1,300No Longer UnreachedAguacatecoRoman Catholicism
AguacatecPG024703AguacatecGuatemala13,500No Longer UnreachedAguacatecoFolk Catholicism

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