The Guianese Mulatto of French Guiana

The Guianese Mulatto of French Guiana, numbering approximately 118,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic community of mixed African and European ancestry originating in French Guiana. They are an Indigenous people, in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Folk Catholicism. They primarily speak Guianese French Creole.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: French Guiana
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Guianese French Creole (gcr)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Folk Catholicism
Population: 118,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016335
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Christianity - Folk Catho… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Guianese French Creole
Language Family: Creole

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Guianese French Creole Speakers

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Next steps for the Guianese Mulatto

The Guianese Mulatto are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Guianese Mulatto

The Guianese Mulatto are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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

Next steps for the Guianese Mulatto

The Guianese Mulatto are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

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As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
readGenesis 50:20

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readMatthew 16:17

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Guianese Mulatto (ROP3 - 103537) reported in the following countries:

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