Nicaraguan, Mestizo in Spain
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Rob Doar
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| People Name: | Nicaraguan, Mestizo |
| Country: | Spain |
| 10/40 Window: | No |
| Population: | 16,000 |
| World Population: | 6,893,800 |
| Primary Language: | Spanish |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Christian Adherents: | 95.00 % |
| Evangelicals: | 22.00 % |
| Scripture: | Complete Bible |
| Ministry Resources: | Yes |
| Jesus Film: | Yes |
| Audio Recordings: | Yes |
| People Cluster: | Hispanic |
| Affinity Bloc: | Latin-Caribbean Americans |
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Introduction / History
After Spanish colonizers settled in Nicaragua, disease killed off a high percentage of the indigenous population. War and slave-like working conditions ended the lives of many of their young men. Spanish men were usually single; they often married indigenous women. Their children were what we call mestizos. Though ethnically part European and part Amerindian, culturally they could be either or both. For that and other reasons, mestizos are hard to define. One cannot generalize about their worldview.
Nicaraguan mestizos are dominant in Nicaragua, but they also live in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Honduras, and Spain.
What Are Their Lives Like?
Those who have fled to Spain have a common language, but the culture is different. Often they have to settle for low-paying jobs as temporary farm workers. They have to settle for sub-standard working conditions. Some have died of heat stroke working on Spanish farms.
Nicaraguan women sometimes take jobs as domestic workers and house cleaners. They are often living in the house where they work, seven days a week. They are on call all night. Those who are able, learn a trade so they can earn a living and have a life of their own.
What Are Their Beliefs?
They are mostly Roman Catholic, but the Charismatic movement is making inroads into the spiritual beliefs of many Nicaraguans in Spain.
What Are Their Needs?
Like other Christianized or semi-Christianized people, mestizos need a fresh work of the Holy Spirit to bless their lives. They need the peace and joy that come from a close relationship with Jesus Christ.
Prayer Points
Pray for Mestizo Nicaraguans to accept and embrace the work of the Holy Spirit in their churches and homes.
Pray for the Lord to use them to win, equip, and disciple many from Latin America s least-reached ethnic groups.
Pray for the Lord to bring healing and love to their families and communities, showing the entire country what God can do with those who are submitted to Jesus Christ.