People group profile · PG010961
The Southeast Ambrym of Vanuatu
The Southeast Ambrym of Vanuatu, numbering about 6,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian people of southeastern Ambrym island in Vanuatu, descended from Lapita culture settlers who arrived roughly 3,000 years ago, preserving UNESCO-recognized sand-drawing traditions alongside Christian faith and ancestral kastom beliefs.
They are an indigenous people in the Vanuatu people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Southeast Ambrym.
Fast facts
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Population
- 6,700
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Vanuatu
- Primary language
- Southeast Ambrym (tvk)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Melanesia, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The Southeast Ambrym are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Southeast Ambrym
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Southeast Ambrym · Austronesian family
100% speak Southeast Ambrym
Gospel resources in Southeast Ambrym
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Ambrym, Southeast)
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southeast Ambrym
- 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.
- 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.
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