Unreached People Groups–History
Christianity encircled Mediterranean Sea
1500 mile circle around Jerusalem
Flourished in Europe, including Russia
Israel about 2000 miles from India and China
Subtropics in India
Mountains and desert in China, plus 1000 miles farther
Neglect of North Africa
Islam in 600s AD–barrier to south and east
Stalemate in Middle Ages
New World–Protestants north, Catholics south
19th century–Golden century–British Empire
20th century–stalemate
Follow politics and money
HOPE
Governments are changing
USA commercial center of world
Communication and transportation are improved
See “Happenings”
WHO
Of 12,862 ethnolinguistic people groups in world, 2161 in Last Frontier
36 of unreached people groups number over 1,000,000
Of 5.65 billion people, 1.68 billion (30%) in Last Frontier
World A (10/40 corridor)
Maithili (India) 31,000,000 95% Hindu plus superstition
Bedouins (Syria) 1,282,300 99.9% Muslim
Dong (China) 2,514,014 Polytheism, animism
Fulani (Fulbe of Senegal) 441,200 99.9% Muslim
Laotian (Laos)
HOW
IMB–“. . .pray for the people group, plus whatever else the Lord leads you to do.”
Establish contact
Bible–ABS and/or Wycliffe
English as second language
Wells
Farming techniques
Medical teams
Be willing to pay the price of few results in early years