People group profile · PG050214
The Ashéninka Alto Pichis of Peru
The Ashéninka Alto Pichis of Peru, numbering about 7,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a subgroup of the Ashaninka, an indigenous people living in the rainforests of Peru.
They are an indigenous people in the Amazon people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Pichis Ashéninka.
Fast facts
- Country
- Peru
- Population
- 7,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Pichis Ashéninka (cpu)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Pasco region: Pichis river and tributaries except Apurucayali
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ashéninka Alto Pichis 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ashéninka Alto Pichis
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
Primary language
Pichis Ashéninka · Arawakan family
60% speak Pichis Ashéninka
Gospel resources in Pichis Ashéninka
- Bible available, published 2008
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Asheninca Pichis)
Bibles
- 2008, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ashéninka Alto Pichis
- 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.
- 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.
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