People group profile · PG016925
The Kaiwa of Brazil
The Kaiwa of Brazil, numbering about 33,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amerindian Guarani tribe indigenous to the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
They are an indigenous people in the Guarani people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Kaiwá.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 33,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Guarani
- Primary language
- Kaiwá (kgk)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Southern region of Mato Grosso do Sul. From the Apa, Dourados and Ivinhema rivers in the north to the Mbarakaju mountains and tributaries of the Jejui River
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kaiwa 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 Kaiwa
- 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
Kaiwá · Tupian family
100% speak Kaiwá
Gospel resources in Kaiwá
- Bible available, published 2006
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kaiwa)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kaiwa
- 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.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Kaiwa in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
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