People group profile · PG017496
The Yanesha of Peru
The Yanesha of Peru, numbering about 7,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Arawakan-speaking tribe of Amerindians who are closely related to the Campa.
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 Yanesha'.
Fast facts
- Country
- Peru
- Population
- 7,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Yanesha' (ame)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Lorenzo Amuesha, Yanesha'
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Peruvian montana along the Pozuzu, Churchuras, Huancabama, Palcazu, Pichi, Neguachi, Apuracayali, and Mais rivers in the departments of Pasco and Junin
Where they live
Gospel status
The Yanesha are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Yanesha
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
55% adherents
Primary language
Yanesha' · Arawakan family
100% speak Yanesha'
Gospel resources in Yanesha'
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2014 Liga Bíblica del Peru · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Yanesha
- 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.
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