1. Are we just shooting into the air?

2. Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem in 52 days!
Each person assumed the respon- sibility for a small part of the task.
Then they worked in coordination.

3. What is Adopt-A-People
A specific ethnic group
A long-term commitment
In communication and coordination
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Felix Pergande

4. Which side will win the battle?

5. The Basis for our Optimism
Number of People living in Unreached Ethnic Groups per Christian
Year
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6. Christian Congregations for each Unreached Ethnic Groupto
The Number of
Christian Congregations
for each Unreached
Ethnic Group to to to to to to to
Year
©Depositphotos.com/Victoria Protsak/ Market Olya

7. A Realistic Analysis of Adopt-A-People
The church changes often and is not always the best place for a long-term commitment.
The lists of ethnic groups are so long they can paralyze us.
Lack of communication
We can recapture the strategy of Nehemiah for the Adopt-A-People program.

8. The Crucial Link Regional Networks of Research and Strategies
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Photos by Alejandro Rodriguez

9. What is a network?
Regional – focused on a very needy geographical area
Research – Those who provide information about the unreached ethnic groups
Strategies – Those most able to make a plan

10. Resources on the Field for Reaching Ethnic Groups
The Resources for Sending Missionaries
Resources on the Field for Reaching Ethnic Groups
700,000,000
Christians
7,000,000
Christian Churches
Small and
Large
Denominations
Thousands
of Missions
Sending
Agencies
Regional
Networks
of Research
and Strategies
Receiving
Missions
Agencies
7,000
Unreached
Ethnic
Groups
2,200,000,000
People living
in Unreached
Ethnic Groups
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Photos by Alejandro Rodríguez//Collage by Jill Suzanne Hatcher.

11. Impact 316 Phase II: 316 unreached ethnic groups recommended for the Mexican mis-sionary movement

12. Who adopts an ethnic group?
An individual
A local church
A denomination
A pastoral alliance
Sending mission agencies
Receiving mission agencies

13. Steps Towards Adopting an Ethnic Group
Form a missions committee
Prayer
Who will you cooperate with?
Samaria or the 10/40 Window?
Pioneers or partners?
Level of risk
New Testament?
Research
Choose the ethnic group

14. The World’s Meeting Place for Ethnic Group Profiles
Visit the page.
Join the network.
Find information.
Adopt an ethnic group.
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