People group profile · PG017224
The Mbya of Paraguay
The Mbya of Paraguay, numbering about 16,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of the main subgroups of the Guaraní people, an Indigenous nation spread across Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina.
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 Mbyá Guaraní.
Fast facts
- Country
- Paraguay
- Population
- 16,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Guarani
- Primary language
- Mbyá Guaraní (gun)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mbya 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mbya
- 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
Mbyá Guaraní · Tupian family
100% speak Mbyá Guaraní
Gospel resources in Mbyá Guaraní
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Guarani, Mbya)
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mbya
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Brazilian Guarani in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101658) is reported in 2 other countries.
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