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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Haitians of Martinique

The Haitians of Martinique, numbering approximately 2,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an Afro-Caribbean people descended primarily from West and Central Africans brought to colonial Saint-Domingue; they speak Haitian Creole and share a distinct cultural identity shaped by African, Caribbean, and French influences They are an Diaspora people, with Haitian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Haitian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Martinique
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Haitian (hat)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 2,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022269
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Haitian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Haitian Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Haitian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Haitian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1999 Haitian Bible Society✓✓✓
2016 Edition✓
Alliance Biblique Universelle, 1985✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Haitian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Haitians 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.

Next steps for the Haitians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Haitians of Martinique

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Haitian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103642) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HaitiansPG016376HaitiansHaiti11,600,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansPG046510HaitiansUnited States718,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianRoman Catholicism
HaitiansPG016321HaitiansDominican Republic279,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansPG043402HaitiansCanada177,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianRoman Catholicism
HaitiansPG022271HaitiansJamaica59,500No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansPG022302HaitiansCuba38,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansPG050295HaitiansBahamas28,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansPG016336HaitiansFrench Guiana27,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansPG022292HaitiansGuadeloupe14,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansPG022269HaitiansMartinique2,800No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansPG016307HaitiansDominica2,600No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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