People group profile · PG017358
The Wichi Guisnay of Argentina
The Wichi Guisnay of Argentina, numbering about 19,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a subgroup of the Wichí, an indigenous ethnic group originating in Argentina.
They are an indigenous 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
- Argentina
- Population
- 19,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay (mzh)
- 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
- Location
- Formosa province: Ramón Lista department, El Potrillo; Salta province: General San Martín department: Misión La Paz, Mosconi, and Tartagal
Where they live
Gospel status
The Wichi Guisnay 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 Wichi Guisnay
- 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
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay · Mataguayan family
100% speak Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Gospel resources in Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
- Bible available, published 2002
- 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 Guisnay
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- 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.
Wichi Guisnay in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108031) is reported in 1 other country.
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