A century ago Latin America was where missionaries were sent. Today it is where many of them come from. Here is how to pray for a region that received the Gospel and is now carrying it to the ends of the earth.
Latin America at a glance
About 603 million of Latin America's roughly 665 million people identify as Christian — around 90.7%. The trend: strong. Nine in ten identify as Christian, and a once-receiving continent now sends.
Latin America is the most Christian region on earth by share. The question here is rarely whether people have heard of Jesus — it is whether faith goes deep enough to last, and whether the indigenous peoples inside the continent's own borders will hear in their own languages.
And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”
Romans 10:15 (WEB)
Where God is breaking through
Brazil and its neighbours sending thousands of cross-cultural workers, many into the Muslim world.
What stands in the way
Shallow discipleship behind rapid growth, prosperity teaching, and unreached indigenous peoples inside the continent's own borders.
Pray for the nations
Each nation links to its full profile — its church's story, the peoples still unreached, and more ways to pray. The line in italics is one prayer to start with.
- Brazil — 212 million people · about 85% Christian · 32 of 239 people groups unreached
Thank God for a nation that received the Gospel and now carries it to others. - Mexico — 131 million people · about 89% Christian · 20 of 300 people groups unreached
Thank God for the growth of the church in southern Mexico. - Colombia — 53 million people · about 90% Christian · 7 of 100 people groups unreached
Thank God for Colombian believers who have chosen forgiveness after decades of violence. - Cuba — 10 million people · about 59% Christian · 2 of 20 people groups unreached
Praise God for the Cuban house-church movement.
Pray for the whole region
- Thank God for a continent that received the Gospel and now carries it to others.
- Pray for discipleship deep enough to hold a generation, not just a decision.
- Ask God to protect Latin American workers serving in dangerous and restricted places.
- Pray for Amazonian and Andean indigenous peoples still without Scripture in their language.
A sending continent
Brazil and its neighbours now send thousands of cross-cultural workers, many of them into the Muslim world — often to places others cannot easily go. Pray for their support, their families and their safety.
Keep going
- Latin America — the full region profile, with its story and every nation.
- Where do most Christians live? — how the Church moved south.
- A 30-day prayer guide for the Muslim world — where many Latin American workers serve.
- Global Prayer Atlas — save nations to your own prayer list.
Regional figures: Pew Research Center and the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, rounded. Nation figures are rounded estimates from each profile on this site.
Questions people ask
What percentage of Latin America is Christian?
About 90.7% — roughly 603 million of Latin America's 665 million people identify as Christian, the highest share of any region.
Is Latin America sending missionaries?
Yes. Brazil is now among the largest senders of missionaries in the world, and Latin American workers serve around the world — many of them in the Muslim world.
Are there unreached people groups in Latin America?
Yes — mostly small indigenous peoples in the Amazon and the Andes, some still without Scripture in their own language.
How can I pray for Latin America?
Thank God for the region's growth and sending, pray for discipleship deep enough to hold a generation, ask for protection for Latin American workers abroad, and pray for indigenous peoples still without Scripture.