People group profile · PG016489
The Puinave of Venezuela
The Puinave of Venezuela, numbering about 1,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amerindian ethnic group indigenous to the Guaviare and Inirida river basins of eastern Colombia and western Venezuela.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Puinave.
Fast facts
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 1,200
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Puinave (pui)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 75% or Greater
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Amazonas state: lower Guaviare and Inírida river basins down to San Fernando de Atabapo region
Where they live
Gospel status
The Puinave 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 Puinave
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
90% adherents
Primary language
74% speak Puinave
Gospel resources in Puinave
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Puinave)
Bibles
- 1985 Sofia Muller · video, audio, text
- 2018 Asociación Civil, Capacitación Lingüística, Antropológica y Alfabetización Nativa (CLAN) · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Puinave
- 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.
Puinave in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108161) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puinave | Colombia | 4,400 | No Longer Unreached |
| Puinave | United States | 350 | No Longer Unreached |
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