The Kankuamo are an indigenous Sánha speaking people in Colombia. Sánha is in the process of being replaced by Spanish.
Kankuamo land is being taken over by mining companies and others. They face a bleak future if they no longer have land to farm.
Though there is a Roman Catholic presence among the Kankuamo, most adhere to their traditional religious practices such as making offerings to ancestral spirits.
Kankuamo people need both medical and psychological help. Their homeland was invaded by militias, especially in the 1980s-90s, leaving them vulnerable and often traumatized. Not only their farms, but also their sacred burial grounds were violated by outsi
Pray for the Lord to protect the Kankuamo people from the criminals who have invaded their land.
Pray for Kankuamo people who love the Lord to disciple others in his ways.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to do a mighty work among the Kankuamo people this decade.
Scripture Prayers for the Kankuamo in Colombia.
https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2021/01/21/working-with-colombias-indigenous-kankuamo-people-to-support-post-conflict-wellbeing/
https://minorityrights.org/minorities/kankuamo/
http://www.colombiaexotic.com/en/tayrona/kankuamo_en.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kankuamo_people
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