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Yemen

3% 232 Million

Acts 17:26-27

Samuel and Young Cho

Countries with the Highest Numbers of International Migrants, 2013 Country Estimated number of international migrants, 2013 United States45,800,000 Russian Federation11,000,000 Germany9,800,000 Saudi Arabia9,100,000 United Arab Emirates7,800,000 United Kingdom7,800,000 France7,400,000 Canada7,300,000 Australia6,500,000 Spain6,500,000

Global People Groups: 11,000 Unreached People Groups: 6,800

“Unreached”?

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity 2013 Edition

Countries with the Largest Numbers of UPGs

RankCountryUPGs 1 India941 2 China368 3 United States361 4 Brazil187 5 Canada180 6 Indonesia177 7 Mexico161

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity 2013 Edition

35,000 Feet to 15,000 Feet

Top Places of Origin, International Students in the United States RankCountry2013/14Percentage of Total World Total886, China274, India102, South Korea68, Saudi Arabia53, Canada28, Taiwan21, Japan19, Vietnam16, Mexico14, Brazil13,2861.5

Starbucks Drinking Saudis

2014 Refugee Arrivals to the U. S. by Country of Nationality Iraq19,651 Burma14,577 Somalia 9,011 Bhutan 8,316 Congo, Democratic Republic 4,502 Cuba 4,063 Iran 2,833 Eritrea 1,445 Sudan 1,307 Afghanistan 758 Total All Countries69,986

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Guidelines for Reaching the Strangers Next Door

Pray, Pray, Pray Be intentional Learn as you go

Expect to make mistakes Keep things simple and highly reproducible Avoid paternalism

Work the Bridges of God Prioritize by receptivity

Understand cultural and generational differences Contextualize methods Practice evangelism that results in new churches

Strangers Next Door Empowered Conference Colonial Heights, Virginia April 14, 2015 J. D. Payne