The Landscape of Global Missions

THE LANDSCAPE OF † GLOBAL MISSIONS FORE FRONT EXPERIENCE Unreached People Groups 3 BILLION PEOPLE IN 42% OF THE WORLD IS UNREACHED 6,958 PEOPLE GROUPS There are a total of 16,605 people groups 60% OF UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS LIVE IN COUNTRIES CLOSED TO MISSIONARIES FROM NORTH AMERICA 2,000,000,000 INDIVIDUALS live in people groups (5,235) with very few, if any, believers 1,390 people groups in the 10/40 Window have neither Scripture portions or the Jesus film available in their primary language, comprising 260,000,000 INDIVIDUALS. APPROXIMATELY 2 OUT OF 5 PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT JESUS 10/40 Window 4.75 BILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 10/40 WINDOW The 10/40 Window is often called "THE RESISTANT BELT" and includes the majority of the world's Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists. THE 10/40 WINDOW is the rectangular area of North Africa, the Middle East and Asia approximately between 10° north and 40° north latitude. 85% ARE THE POOREST 68 NATIONS TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION THE 10/40 WINDOW IS HOME TO THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD'S UNEVANGELIZED COUNTRIES. This densely populated region contains the majority of the world's Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and non-religious peoples, and the fewest number of Christ followers and Christian workers. Resources are Being Spent ANNUAL INCOME OF ALL CHURCH MEMBERS ANNUAL INCOME OF EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS $30.5 TRILLION $6.72 TRILLION MONEY GIVEN TO ANY GIVEN TO MISSIONS CHRISTIAN CAUSE .........******* $31 BILLION (0.1% of our income) ............ .. Only 5.7% of money given to Christian causes of any kind. That's also how much Americans spend on $545 BILLION DIETING PROGRAMS. (1.8% our income) That's also how much we spend on CHRISTMAS. Money that goes toward THE REACHED WORLD Money that goes toward UNREACHED PEOPLES $26,970,000,000. $310,000,000. 87% of the money given to "Missions" goes to areas with "reached" status or areas that have access to the gospel. Only 1% of what is given to "Missions". This 310 million is 20 million dollars less than Americans spent on HALLOWEEN COSTUMES.. for their pets. THE $310 MILLION GOING TOWARD UPG'S IS ONLY .U01% OF THE INCOME OF CHRISTIANS. FOR EVERY $100,000 THAT CHRISTIANS MAKE, THEY GIVE $1 TO THE UNREACHED. DONATE THE RATIO OF UPG WORKERS TO THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE UNREACHED WORLD IS 1 MISSIONARY FOR EVERY 278,431 PEOPLE You have a better chance of being in a plane crash than being one of the few missionaries to the 99.9995% 0.0005% of people work among Relocate among the other 53.7% of the world population that unreached out of the total 2 billion 44.3% of the world Christians in the world population that already has the gospel. are not Christian SOURCE: joshuaproject.net | thetravelingteam.org www.FOREFRONTEXPERIENCE.COM ||||| |