People group profile · PG016459
The Motilón-Barí of Venezuela
The Motilón-Barí of Venezuela, numbering about 2,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Catatumbo River basin in Colombia and Venezuela, descendants of the pre-Columbian Tairona culture.
They are an indigenous people in the Amazon people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Barí.
Fast facts
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 2,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Barí (mot)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Zulia state: Sierra de Perijá southern zone, to Yukpa territory north and Catatumbo river south
Where they live
Gospel status
The Motilón-Barí are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Motilón-Barí
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Primary language
Barí · Chibchan family
100% speak Barí
Gospel resources in Barí
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 Motilón-Barí
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Motilone, Bari in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106823) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motilón-Barí | Colombia | 3,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Motilón-Barí | United States | 1,100 | No Longer Unreached |
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