10/40 Window: Do you need to be stirred to action?

Most of the people groups still unreached by the gospel live in an area stretching across the maps of northern Africa and Asia. Christian missions strategist Luis Bush started calling this rectangular area or band: "the 10/40 window." He gave the area that easy-to-remember name because it is that area of Africa and Asia from 10 degrees north of the equator to 40 degrees latitude north of the equator.

Read Luis Bush' April 1996 10-40 window message: "Getting to the Core of the Core" [ click here (requires Adobe Acrobat reader) ]

Click on
red 10/40 window area
for staggering statistics

1040 Window factsworld map, 10/40 window map where unreached peoples live

"We need another surge into the darkness! May God give us the necessary urgency and passion."
   -- Dale Butler, Nazarene Bible College student

World evangelism statistics: Of the 55 least evangelized countries, 97% of their population lives within the 10/40 Window. Unless something changes soon, most of these unreached people will never hear the Gospel. Why? Well, Bryant Myers of World Vision estimates that only about one and a quarter percent of Christian mission giving is going to missions work in the 10/40 Window. Open evangelism is difficult and even impossible in many 10/40 Window countries. Those are "creative access" areas. [ more on creative access ]

What will you do in the next five days that will move the Church toward reaching those in the 10/40 window with the gospel?

Facts about missions

Missions statistics from the 10/40 Window:

Statistical data on unreached people groups:

The statistics on non Christians can be staggering [ fate of the unevangelized? ]

Bible availability

"I will praise you among the nations, O Lord" -- Psalm 18:49

Countries in the 10/40 Window:

Afghanistan
Algeria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Chad
China
Cyprus
Djibouti
     Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Gibraltar
Greece
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
India
Iran
Iraq
Israel
     Japan
Jordan
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Libya
Macau
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
     Morocco
Myanmar (Burma)
Nepal
Niger
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Portugal
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sudan
     Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Western Sahara
Yemen

From Unhindered.com . . .

What can you do about the unevangelized and unreached parts of the world?

NextFour things you can start doing today. [ read more ]

SNU missions course materials and syllabi

Cultural Anthropology    Introduction to Missions    Linguistics    Mexican Field Studies    Missions Strategies    Modern Missionary Movement (History of Missions)    Nazarene Missions    Church Growth and Christian Missions    Theology of Missions    Traditional Religions    World Religions
 
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