WIM Flash Magazine December 2018

WIM FLASH
W O R L D I N D I G E N O U S M I S S I O N S • D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8
What is the 10/40
window?
Why is this part of the world so important?
W W W . W O R L D I M . C O M

is the 10/40 window? Why is this part of the world so important? Below is an explanation of
What
10/40 window with some sobering statistics to follow. We are instructed by Jesus to pray to
the
Lord of the harvest for more workers. This is an area of the world that needs an army of
the
workers!
term 10/40 window became popular in the early ‘90s as a way to describe the least reached
The
of the world. With more than 67% of the world’s population living in this region and most of
part
least evangelized countries and people groups of the world in this region, it should get our
the
There is a huge need for willing, tenacious, and tough gospel workers.
attention!
simple terms, it is the area of the world between 10 and 40 degrees north latitude in the eastern
In
— a rectangular box that encompasses parts of Northern Africa, the Middle East and
hemisphere
This is less than one-third of the world’s land mass, yet two-thirds (two-thirds!) of the global
Asia.
lives within this area. Not only is this window heavily populated, but it is also
population
by extreme poverty and the highest concentration of people groups without access
characterized
the good news due to both resistance and lack of opportunities to reach them.
to
the opposite page are some statistics from this region of the world that provide an idea of the
On
of the task ------------->
scope
What is the 10/40
Window?

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behalf of all WIM missionaries, thank
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for your encouragement, your prayers
you
and your love.

Disciples
We are commanded by Jesus to go and make
disciples. So, what’s a disciple?
According to the Merriam Dictionary, a disciple
is “one who accepts and assists in spreading
the doctrines of another.”
Therefore, a disciple of Jesus is someone who
is taught the gospel, accepts this knowledge,
and is willing and able to teach the gospel to
others. He is a pupil, a student, a follower of
Christ. This is the goal of missions and our goal
—to make followers of Christ. As the face of
missions has changed over the past century,
WIM has adapted its methods to be relevant to
a vastly different world. Yet, the mission of
making disciples remains the same.
Whether it be preaching, teaching, friendship
evangelism, business as mission, or
compassion ministry, WIM missionaries are
working with three goals in mind:
EVANGELIZING the lost with the gospel of
Jesus Christ
ESTABLISHING indigenous churches where
there were previously none
EQUIPPING and serving leaders
How do you get started? What’s the process?
These are great questions.
Contact us and we’ll answer all of your
questions. With diverse ministry opportunities,
we have a place for you.

for your interest in missions and for your
prayers for workers to go to the fields.
you thank
World Indigenous Missions
PO Box 310627
New Braunfels, TX 78131-0627
Website: www.worldim.com
Phone: (830) 629-0863
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