People group profile · PG017599
The Tigre Quichua of Peru
The Tigre Quichua of Peru, numbering about 2,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a linguistic subgroup of the Quechua people indigenous to the Pastaza province of Ecuador and Loreto region 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 Northern Pastaza Quichua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Peru
- Population
- 2,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Quechua
- Primary language
- Northern Pastaza Quichua (qvz)
- 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
- Location
- Loreto region: Alamos, Tigre river
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tigre Quichua 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 Tigre Quichua
- 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
Northern Pastaza Quichua · Quechuan family
100% speak Northern Pastaza Quichua
Gospel resources in Northern Pastaza Quichua
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Quichua, Pastaza)
Bibles
- 1992 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tigre Quichua
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- 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.
Quichua, Northern Pastaza in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108245) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Pastaza Quichua | Ecuador | 10,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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