People group profile · PG017221
The Eastern Bolivian Guarani of Paraguay
The Eastern Bolivian Guarani of Paraguay, numbering about 2,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Bolivia; a dialect subgroup of Eastern Bolivian Guaraní (gui).
They are a diaspora people in the Guarani people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Eastern Bolivian Guaraní.
Fast facts
- Country
- Paraguay
- Population
- 2,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Guarani
- Primary language
- Eastern Bolivian Guaraní (gui)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Bolivian Guarani 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, 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 Eastern Bolivian Guarani
- 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
Primary language
Eastern Bolivian Guaraní · Tupian family
75% speak Eastern Bolivian Guaraní
Gospel resources in Eastern Bolivian Guaraní
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Guarani, Bolivian, Eastern)
Bibles
- 2001 Bible Society of Bolivia · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Bolivian Guarani
- 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.
Guarani, Eastern Bolivian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102160) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Bolivian Guarani | Bolivia | 146,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Eastern Bolivian Guarani | Argentina | 19,500 | No Longer Unreached |
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.