People group profile · PG017257
The Wichi of Paraguay
The Wichi of Paraguay, numbering about 3,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a subgroup of the Wichí, an indigenous ethnic group originating in Argentina.
They are a diaspora people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay.
Fast facts
- Country
- Paraguay
- Population
- 3,100
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay (mzh)
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Wichi 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 Wichi
- 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
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay · Mataguayan family
100% speak Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Gospel resources in Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Wichi Lhamtes Guisnay)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Wichi
- 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.
Wichi Guisnay in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108031) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichi Guisnay | Argentina | 19,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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