Short term mission experiences are those cross-cultural missionary assignments ranging from one week to up to two years,such trips provide two distinct cultures a taste of the harmony that exists between members of the Body of Christ.
"I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb" Revelation 7:9
1. 2/3 of the world's populations (more than 4.4 billion people) live in the 10/40 Window.
2. 90% of the people living in the 10/40 Window are unevangelized. Many have never heard the Gospel message even once and though unreached not unreachable!
3. 58% of those living in the 10/40 window are the poorest of the world's poor.
4. 1/2 of the world's least evangelized cities are in this window.
5. Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are centered within the 10/40 Window.
865 million unreached Islamic followers in 3330 cultural sub-groupings
550 million unreached Hindus in 1660 cultural sub-groups
150 million unreached Chinese in 830 groups
2550 unreached tribal groups (which are mainly animistic) with a total population of 140 million
17 million unreached Jews scattered across 134 countries
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad ,China, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Gibraltar, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, N. Korea, S Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Macau, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen