People group profile · PG007605
The Abaknon Sama of the Philippines
The Abaknon Sama of the Philippines, numbering about 33,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of the Philippines.
They are an indigenous people in the Filipino, Central people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Inabaknon.
Fast facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Population
- 33,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Filipino, Central
- Primary language
- Inabaknon (abx)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Eastern Visayas region: Northern Samar province, San Bernardino strait, Capul island, east to San Isidro island; Manila
Where they live
Gospel status
The Abaknon Sama are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Abaknon Sama
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
64% adherents
Primary language
Inabaknon · Austronesian family
100% speak Inabaknon
Gospel resources in Inabaknon
- Bible available, published 1996
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Abaknon Sama
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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