Christmas Lights on a Tree Fit for a King?

Christmas Lights on a Tree Fit for a King? "Gospel watts" per person in ten global regions Key The branches of the tree are proportional in size to the population of the regions as labeled. The bulbs on each branch represent the "gospel watts" available per person times the population in the region. (Bulb sizes = 50W, 3ow, 20W, and 1ow) Oceania 119 w, 36 mil. North Africa 51w, 213 mil. What is "gospel wattage!"A new GMI concept attempting to focus mission prayer and action on the darkest parts of the tree. The estimates of "wattage" are based on a formula that includes the South America 172 w, 395 mil. West & Central Asia 41 w, 434 mil. When the King following factors by country: popula- tion, number of Christians, number of returns, is this how he will want evangelicals, number of charismatics, growth rate of the church from 2005- 2010, and level of religious freedom/ persecution. Gospel wattage by country is then combined for the regional total. To see/discuss details of how the formula works and how it North & Central America South East Asia 36 w, 590 mil. his tree to look? If you don't think so, here are some things you can do: 184 w, 545 mil. weights the various factors, go to www.gmi.org/wattageformula. 1. Choose a dark branch and pray for more wattage in the countries in that region. Operation World has resources by region and by country, including 2-minute prayer videos on many countries. www.operationworld.org/ prayer-videos Europe 82 w, 593 mil. Sub-Saharan Africa 187 w, 820 mil. 3. If you know a missionary or a local believer working in an under-lit region, send him/her an e-mail of encour- agement. If you don't know one, start asking around until you find one, and bless that worker. 2. Pray for the return of the King, watch for it, and shine as if he were going to arrive any moment now! East Asia 47 w, 1564 mil. South Asia 18 w, 1719 mil. 20 "Darkest" Countries (pop. > 500K) 20 "Best Lit" Countries (pop. > 500K) Sources listed at www.missiographics.com/christmas-lights Sponsored by: More infographics at Bibles For The World Light the World with God's Word gmi www.missiographics.com www.bftw.org Western Sahara 0.1W 0.2W Yemen Morocco 0.3W Turkey 0.3W Tunisia 0.3W Afghanistan Mauritania Niger Somalia Palestine Tajikistan Turkmenistan Iran Comoros Islands 2.2W Algeria Djibouti Mt'O 0.8W 0.8W MZ'L MI7 ML7 2.2W 2.2W 2.4W E ME Japan Thailand M97 MI'E 3.3W Uzbekistan Bangladesh 3.3W Kenya 385W Zimbabwe 326W Nicaragua Nigeria 287W Uganda 279W Rwanda 272W C. African Rep. 264W Angola Zambia 259W 255W El Salvador Swaziland M8L7 Costa Rica M607 U.S. of America 208W Ethiopia 200W Solomon Islands 199W Congo - DRC 184W Burundi 183W Puerto Rico 182W Papua New Guinea 176W