People group profile · PG024729
The Eastern Kanjobal of Guatemala
The Eastern Kanjobal of Guatemala, numbering about 227,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mayan ethnic group indigenous to the Huehuetenango department of northern Guatemala.
They are an indigenous people in the Maya people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Q'anjob'al.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guatemala
- Population
- 227,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Maya
- Primary language
- Q'anjob'al (kjb)
- 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
- Central America, Americas
- Location
- Huehuetenango department: Santa Eulalia; Quiché department: near Soloma
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Kanjobal 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Eastern Kanjobal
- 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
Q'anjob'al · Mayan family
80% speak Q'anjob'al
Gospel resources in Q'anjob'al
- Bible available, published 1989
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Q'Anjob'Al)
Bibles
- 1989 Bible Society of Guatemala · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Kanjobal
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Kanjobal, Eastern in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102845) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kanjobal | United States | 84,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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