People group profile · PG039122
The Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec of Mexico
The Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec of Mexico, numbering about 119,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethno-linguistic subgroup of the Mixtec, an indigenous Mesoamerican people of Mexico.
They are an indigenous people in the Mixtec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Metlatónoc Mixtec.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 119,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Mixtec
- Primary language
- Metlatónoc Mixtec (mxv)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- 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
- Guerrero: Cochoapa and Tlacoachistlahuaca municipalities, Metlatónoc, San Rafael, and towns south
Where they live
Gospel status
The Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec 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 Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec
- 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
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
96% adherents
Primary language
Metlatónoc Mixtec · Otomanguean family
90% speak Metlatónoc Mixtec
Gospel resources in Metlatónoc Mixtec
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2017 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Mixtec, Metlatonoc in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106681) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec | United States | 22,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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