People group profile · PG016265
The Embera, Dobida of Colombia
The Embera, Dobida of Colombia, numbering about 24,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Embera riverine people of Colombia's Chocó rainforest whose identity is rooted in dispersed river settlements, mobility through forest waterways, and the Northern Embera language.
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 Northern Emberá.
Fast facts
- Country
- Colombia
- Population
- 24,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Northern Emberá (emp)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Embera, Dobida 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 but there has been initial or concentrated church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Embera, Dobida
- 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
89% adherents
Primary language
Northern Emberá · Chocoan family
100% speak Northern Emberá
Gospel resources in Northern Emberá
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2011 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Embera, Dobida
- 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.
Embera, Northern in other countries
The same people (ROP3 107442) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Embera | Panama | 27,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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