The Chayuco Mixtec of Mexico

The Chayuco Mixtec of Mexico, numbering approximately 14,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethno-linguistic subgroup of the Mixtec, an indigenous Mesoamerican people of Mexico. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Chayuco Mixtec is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Mixtec
Primary Language(s): Chayuco Mixtec (mih)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 14,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039115
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

92%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chayuco Mixtec
Language Family: Otomanguean

93%
%
Mixtec, Chayuco Speakers

Media Resources in Chayuco Mixtec:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Chayuco Mixtec:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2018 Unión Nacional de Traductores Indígenas A.C.✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Chayuco Mixtec bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Chayuco Mixtec 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 Chayuco Mixtec:
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 Chayuco Mixtec of Mexico

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that those who are lost and unaware of God's blessings will come to know Him as the one true God, put their trust in Him, and join in praising Him among the nations.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 6:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will lay down all evil desires, dying to sin and living for Him alone.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Mixtec, Chayuco Across Countries (ROP3 - 102057) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

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