People group profile · PG017470
The Napo Lowland Quichua of Ecuador
The Napo Lowland Quichua of Ecuador, numbering about 18,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Peru.
They are an indigenous people in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Napo Lowland Quechua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 18,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Quechua
- Primary language
- Napo Lowland Quechua (qvo)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Napo Lowland Quichua are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Napo Lowland Quichua
- 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
Napo Lowland Quechua · Quechuan family
80% speak Napo Lowland Quechua
Gospel resources in Napo Lowland Quechua
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Colegio Don Bosco · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Napo Lowland Quichua
- 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.
Quichua, Napo Lowland in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105887) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowland Quichua | Peru | 11,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lowland Quechua | Colombia | 475 | No Longer Unreached |
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