Wiwa, Malayo of Colombia

Wiwa, Malayo of Colombia The Wiwa live in the valleys of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The people have two houses, one on their farmland where they live most of the time and one in the village where they stay during town meetings. The Wiwas have a very democratic system of governing. Once every few weeks, all the men in the area meet in the men's house and stay all night discussing and voting on all conflicts and ideas. Between these meetings, the Cabildes and Mamos (shamans) are in charge of carrying out the decisions. Their beliefs contain a lot of animism and worship of nature. The "Ancient Mother" is the main deity and is something akin to Mother Earth. Ministry Obstacles Scripture is not available in the Malayo language, but Gospel recordings are available. Outreach Ideas There are many dedicated Christians in Colombia. Pray that some will learn of the Wiwa tribe and be given a burden to take the good news of Christ to them. Pray for the followers of Christ There may be a few followers of Jesus among this tribe. Pray for these, and for others in the tribe who will soon join their numbers. Pray the Lord's Spirit will nurture them, and send teachers to help them. Pray for the entire people group Pray for this small tribe to be able to make adjustments needed for a rapidly changing world. Pray especially for the youth to become literate and gain skills which will make them employable. Scripture Focus "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest." Matthew 9:37-38		People Name: Wiwa, Malayo Country: Colombia 10/40 Window: No Population: 7,200 World Population: 7,200 Language: Malayo Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions Bible: None Online Audio NT: No Jesus Film: No Audio Recordings: Yes Christ Followers: Few, less than 2% Status: Unreached Progress Level: 1.2