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  • India has . . .

    • the world's largest Hindu population
    • the world's second largest total population
    • the world's third-largest Muslim population
    • India is the second largest English-speaking country in the world -- second only to China in the number of people in the country who speak English.
    • The greatest pocket of lostness in the world is in the six north central states of India.
  • Professionals Needed, Not Missionaries
    The unreached nations are not asking for missionaries. They are, however, asking for people with professional skills to help with the building of their nations. China, for example, has only a quarter of the accountants that they need. They are asking for skilled professionals to come who will train accountants.
  • Kazakhstan Flourishes
    10 years ago, there were only a handful of believers in Kazakhstan, Central Asia. Today, there are more than 10,000 believers.
  • AIDS, Hunger, and Glue Sniffing in East Africa
    In the urban centers of Eastern Africa, such as Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, crime is rampant, AIDS visits practically every home, and steet kids sniff glue to dull their hunger pangs.

    Help with World Hunger and AIDS relief.

  • Reaching Western Europe = Reaching the World
    Millions from the unreached world now live in Western Europe where they are free to hear and respond to the gospel. Very few messengers work among them.
  • The Greatest Area of Lostness in the World
    The greatest pocket of lostness in the world is in the six north central states of India. Map of India
  • On the left side of a map of the world is all of North America and South America — 500 million people.

    On the right side of a world map is China — 1.2 billion people, most of whom have little or no access to the gospel.

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Baptists in Europe and Russia

One girl's story

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London Refugees

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International influence in the USA


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