ministering health to the world: REACHING THE UNREACHED......................

Get Involved with Unreached Peoples

Cultivate A Passion

Trace the word "nations" through the Old and New Testament.
Memorize Great Commission verses like: Gen 12:1-3; Psa 67:1-7; Matt 24:14; Matt 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:45-49; Acts 1:8, Rev 5:9-10 and Rev 7:9-10.
Read a good introduction to missions such as:
- Let the Nations Be Glad
- 2020 Vision
- The Church is Bigger Than You Think
- Don't Waste Your Life
Get the 'big picture' of missions by viewing the "Status of World Evangelization".
Print out a copy of the 100 largest unreached peoples and pray for one each day.
Pray through a copy of Operation World using a world map.
Read missionary biographies such as:
- Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secrets
- Green Leaf in Drought Time
- The Heavenly Man
- Shadow of the Almighty
- Eternity in Their Hearts
Subscribe to Mission Frontiers magazine (free).
Pray for least-reached (unreached) peoples using the Global Prayer Digest.

Strengthen Your Commitment

Research a least-reached (unreached) people group and write a profile.
Send Joshua Project a photo, map or profile of an unreached people group.
Take the "Perspectives on the World Christian Movement" course.
Form or join a local prayer group focusing on missions.
Commit to pray for a Bible-less language group.
Participate in a prayer network such as:

Attend a major missions conference like Urbana or Passion.

Share Your Vision

Add the Unreached People of the Day to your Facebook profile or website
Put up a wall-sized unreached peoples world map in your dorm room or office

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (IMB Version)
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (Jesus Film Project Version)
Operation World

Distribute unreached peoples materials to others
Teachers and home-schoolers, develop an ethnic people research assignment
Create a blog seeking to form a network around an unreached people group
Network with others interested in a particular people group
Write to missionaries to encourage them, and pray for them specifically

Equip Your Church

Become part of the mission committee at your church
Use an unreached people profile bulletin insert
Print out and distribute an unreached poster, postcard, prayer card or flyer
Start a missions Sunday School class or small group. Some excellent curriculum:

Vision for the Nations
The Kairos Course
The Story of the Bible: God's Global Glory
God's Heart for the Nations

Host a missions dinner and show the Status of World Evangelization presentation.
Connect with missionaries sent by your church

Explore Opportunities

CrossGlobalLink Opportunities Finder.
US Center for World Mission - Explore
What's Next Options
Pathways to Mission
CrossWorld - Next Steps
Pioneers - The Edge
Frontiers - The Journey
Mission Next - Where Do You Fit?
Finishers - Discovering Opportunities

Minister among the Least-Reached

Befriend foreign nationals in your local schools and/or neighborhood.
Do evangelistic mailings into least-reached countries and peoples.
Go on a short term mission project to an unreached people group.
Join a work team serving needy people groups and regions.
Go to an unreached area of the world as a tentmaker
Obtain counsel from mature believers and experienced missionaries.
Prepare yourself to go as a long-term missionary

Become a Sender

Support a pioneer missionary or church planting effort.
Support a national missionary through Gospel for Asia or Advancing Native Missions
Sponsor a child in an unreached area through Compassion or World Vision.
Help produce Gospel Recordings in a new language
Provide resources for new audio recordings of the New Testament
Fund language-based resources such as the Jesus film or God's Story video.
Partner with Joshua Project in prayer and finances.

Unreached People Profile

Nepali, generic of Myanmar (Burma)

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Photo Source: Galen Frysinger

Mission Question

How many unreached people groups are in the South Pacific?
Answer ...

Missions Scripture

"...And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes."
Ezekiel 36:23

Unreached Peoples Fact

The largest Least-Reached group in Central and South America without Scripture, Jesus film, gospel radio or audio recordings is the Asheninca Perene of Peru (5,900).
More Mission Facts ...

People Group Articles

What is a People Group?
How Many Peoples are There?
Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?
A Comparison of People Group Lists
What Happened to People Group Thinking?
Why Pray for the Unreached?
What is the 10/40 Window?
Finishing the Task
The Highest Priority
Affinity Blocs & People Clusters

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

REACHING THE UNREACHED......................

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