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The Southern Popoloca of Mexico

The Southern Popoloca of Mexico, numbering approximately 3,500 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Mexico and can also be known as Popoloca del Oriente, Ngigua, Mezontla, San Juan Atzingo; Popoloca, Atzingo Popoloca, Los Reyes Metzontla Popoloca, Popoloca, Popoloca de San Juan Atzingo, Popoloca, San Juan Atzingo, Eastern Popoloca.
They are an Indigenous people, with Popoloca as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Zapotec people cluster of the Latin-Caribbean Americans.
Their primary religion is Christianity - Folk Catholicism.
They primarily speak Spanish.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Southern Popoloca 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 Southern Popoloca 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 Southern Popoloca 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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For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
readHebrews 10:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live with reverence for God and not deliberately keep sinning after they receive the knowledge of the truth.

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
read2 Corinthians 3:16

Give thanks to God for believers around the world who are willing to cross cultures to share the gospel with those who are perishing. Pray that He will work through their witness to draw many to turn to Him.

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