People group profile · PG017494
The Amarakaire of Peru
The Amarakaire of Peru, numbering about 2,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small Amerindian group who comprise part of the Harakmbet (Hate) linguistic family that once occupied large stretches of land in the province of Paucartambo, department of Cuzco, in eastern Peru.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Amarakaeri.
Fast facts
- Country
- Peru
- Population
- 2,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Amarakaeri (amr)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Scattered across sparsely populated areas of eastern Qinghai province, as far north as the Qinghai-Gansu border
Where they live
Gospel status
The Amarakaire 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 Amarakaire
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
90% adherents
Primary language
Amarakaeri · Harakmbut family
80% speak Amarakaeri
Gospel resources in Amarakaeri
- Bible available, published 2008
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 1986, 2008 La Liga Bíblica · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Amarakaire
- 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.
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