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Region · Oceania
Micronesia
Small islands scattered across the Pacific, reached by the gospel generations ago, where the challenge now is to pass on a living faith to the young.
7 countries
41 peoples
19.7% evangelicals
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Gospel reach among the 41 peoples
2Unreached · 4.9% of peoples
39reached peoples
19.7%evangelicals (weighted average)
- 4.9% Unreached (2)
- 0% Minimally reached (0)
- 4.9% Superficially reached (2)
- 29.3% Partially reached (12)
- 61% Significantly reached (25)
Largest unreached peoples:
Japanese 5K
Deaf 800
The Bible in the languages of the region
69languages spoken
41With complete Bible
28Without complete Bible
2With no translation at all
- 59.4% With complete Bible (41)
- 37.7% Only portions of the Bible (26)
- 2.9% With no translation at all (2)
Source: Joshua Project and Progress.Bible. Estimates, may vary. Compiled from the data of each country in this region.
What it is
Micronesia is an archipelago of small islands scattered across the northern Pacific, comprising Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Kiribati. These territories have tiny land areas but are surrounded by a vast ocean, which historically isolated each island from the next.
The region has 41 ethnic groups, and only 2 are still considered unreached, one of the lowest absolute numbers on the site. This is partly explained by the small total population and the long presence of Christian missions in the region since the 19th century.
Average evangelization is 18.7%. Of the 69 mapped ethnic groups, 28 still do not have the complete Bible in their language, a number that, although small in absolute terms, represents real communities still without full access to Scripture.
Praying for Micronesia means praying for small, distant islands that often go unnoticed on world maps, but which God knows and loves one by one.
Context and characteristics
Tiny, scattered islands
Small territories separated by vast ocean distances, making travel between them difficult.
Longstanding Christian presence
Christian missions reached the region in the 19th century, leaving an established evangelical foundation.
Few unreached peoples
Only 2 of the region's 41 ethnic groups still have no contact with the gospel.
Small populations
Many of these islands have only a few thousand inhabitants, requiring missionary strategies suited to a small scale.
Countries in this region
Unreached peoples of this region 2 in total
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What to pray for
Intercession
Pray for the 2 peoples still unreached on the islands of Micronesia.
Ask that the 28 ethnic groups without a complete Bible may receive this translation work.
Pray for faithful local churches, even on islands with few inhabitants.
Pray for young people from these islands who study or work elsewhere and can bring the gospel back.
Ask for protection for communities vulnerable to geographical isolation and climate change.
Pray that these small islands may not be forgotten by the global church.