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The Yega of Papua New Guinea

The Yega of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 1,700 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as a people of Papua New Guinea and can also be known as .
They are an Indigenous people, with Yega as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the New Guinea people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples.
Their primary religion is Christianity - Protestantism.
They primarily speak Hunjara-Kaina Ke.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Yega 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.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Yega 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.

No longer Unreached

The Yega 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.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christóby grace you have been saved.
Ephesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
Psalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
Psalm 119:9

Pray that as young men place their faith in Jesus, they will walk in purity and live according to God's Word.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
Matthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

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The Yega of Papua New Guinea

Unengaged and Unreached

Unreached yet Engaged

No longer Unreached