• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF VENEZUELANS OF VENEZUELA

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PEID: 16501

ROP: 116544

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Venezuelan Sign Language - (vsl)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Venezuela

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Population: 297,000

Global Population: 297,000


PEID: 16501

ROP: 116544

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Deaf Venezuelans of Venezuela, numbering 297,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Venezuela. Their primary language is Venezuelan Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Venezuelans is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.


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