People group profile · PG046936
The Tenharim of Brazil
The Tenharim of Brazil, numbering about 700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of Brazil, part of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic family, living primarily in the Madeira River basin in the state of Amazonas.
They are an indigenous people in the Guarani people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Tenharim.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 700
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Guarani
- Primary language
- Tenharim (pah)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Amazonas and Mato Grosso states. 2 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tenharim 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 Tenharim
- 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
80% adherents
Primary language
Tenharim · Tupian family
100% speak Tenharim
Gospel resources in Tenharim
- Bible available, published 1996
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Bible League International · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tenharim
- 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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