People group profile · PG016247
The Guajibo of Colombia
The Guajibo of Colombia, numbering about 26,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Guahiboan people of the Orinoco plains of eastern Colombia whose traditional territory spans the Meta, Vichada, and Guaviare river regions and whose identity is closely linked to the broader Jiwi cultural tradition.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Guahibo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Colombia
- Population
- 26,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Guahibo (guh)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Arauca, Casanare, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, and Vichada departments: plains region, border areas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Guajibo are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Guajibo
- 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
Guahibo · Guahiboan family
100% speak Guahibo
Gospel resources in Guahibo
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Guahibo)
Bibles
- Revised · audio, text
- Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Guajibo
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Guajibo in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103495) is reported in 1 other country.
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