Here are the different countries that my team will be going to starting August 2019 and ending in July 2020.
China, Nepal, India, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia!
This route is the Expedition route and that means the focus is going to the forgotten places, that most don’t, in order to reach the unreached.
My team’s route is focused on the 10/40 window.
This region is home to 90% of the worlds poorest of the poor and totals over 2.5 billion people.
The 10/40 Window is the rectangular area of North Africa, the Middle East and Asia approximately between 10 degrees north and 40 degrees north latitude.
The 10/40 Window is often called “The Resistant Belt” and includes the majority of the world’s Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists.
Approximately 5.04 billion individuals residing in approximately 8,641 distinct people groups are in the 10/40 Window.
- 68.5% (5,916) of these people groups are considered unreached and have a population of 3.04 billion.
The 10/40 Window is home to the majority of the world’s poor. Of the poorest of the poor, more than eight out of ten live in the 10/40 Window.
- On average, they exist on less than a few hundred dollars per person per year.
The 10/40 Window is home to some of the largest unreached people groups in the world.
The 10/40 Window is home to the majority of the world’s unevangelized countries.
- The “unevangelized” are people who have a minimal knowledge of the gospel, but have no valid opportunity to respond to it.
The 10/40 Window also contains the largest unreached peoples over one million in population.
The 10/40 Window contains four of the world’s dominant religious blocs. The majority of the followers of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism as well as the Non-Religious block live within the 10/40 Window.
