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The Germans of Bolivia

The Germans of Bolivia, numbering approximately 266,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West Germanic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by a long history of regional diversity, urban and rural traditions, Christianity, industrialization, and strong civic institutions. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and German is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Bolivia
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): German (deu)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 266,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017403
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Pray for the Germans of Bolivia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

48%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: German
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
German, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in German:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in German:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1545 Luther Bibel ✓
1905 Darby Unrevidierte Elberfel ✓
1912 Luther Bibel ✓
1971 Darby Unrevidierte Elberfel ✓
Hoffnung für alle® ✓

5 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the German bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Germans 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.

Next steps for the Germans:
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

Pray specifically for the Germans of Bolivia

"...And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
readLuke 8:8

Pray that the seeds of truth will take root in the hearts of those who are far from Jesus and that He will lead them from darkness to light.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
readPsalm 111:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will praise the Lord with their whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

German Across Countries (ROP3 - 103305) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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24 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Germans PG000239 Germans Germany 69,060,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG043248 Germans United States 914,000 No Longer Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG043397 Germans Canada 774,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG016846 Germans Brazil 589,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG015500 Germans South Africa 580,000 No Longer Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG000408 Germans Netherlands 579,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG000588 Germans Switzerland 318,000 No Longer Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG000018 Germans Austria 318,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG017403 Germans Bolivia 266,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG017238 Germans Paraguay 225,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG048816 Germans Kazakhstan 219,000 Engaged yet Unreached Russian Unaffiliated
Germans PG007907 Germans Australia 124,000 No Longer Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG046655 Germans Spain 112,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG000056 Germans Belgium 80,500 No Longer Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG000875 Germans Poland 45,000 No Longer Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG000830 Germans Hungary 35,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG000369 Germans Luxembourg 33,000 No Longer Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG000086 Germans Denmark 28,500 Engaged yet Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG015441 Germans Namibia 27,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG000771 Germans Czech Republic 22,500 No Longer Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG024958 Germans Mexico 13,500 Unengaged and Unreached German Roman Catholicism
Germans PG000979 Germans Slovenia 6,300 Engaged yet Unreached German Unaffiliated
Germans PG018440 Germans Singapore 2,000 Engaged yet Unreached German Protestantism
Germans PG000364 Germans Liechtenstein 1,400 No Longer Unreached German Roman Catholicism

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