1. Welcome

2. “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms” (1 Peter 4:10, NIV).

3. Act locallyThink Globally

4. The Indispensable Components of Missions

5. Paul’s 1 st missionary journey (Acts 13-14)

6. Acts 14:21 They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,

7. Acts 14:22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.

8. Acts 14:23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

9. Acts 14 Evangelizing the Unreached 21 They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,

10. Mid. East 6% 55% Asians

11. How Many People Groups Are Considered Unreached / Least-Reached? (Using criteria of less than 2% Evangelical and less than 5% Adherent) Best current estimate of unreached / least-reached ethnic people groups: 6,900 www.joshuaproject.org

12. Countries with the Most Unreached Peoples India China Pakistan Bangladesh NepalIndia23322082China499406 Pakistan401386 Bangladesh370336 Nepal315292 Country # Peoples # Unreached Peoples

13. Long-neck people group (South Myanmar/North Thailand)

14. Magar of Nepal (Population: 2.2 million) Christians: 0.77% (Photo credit: eyeCam.com)

15. Shan people Myanmar Population: 4 million Christians:0.90%

16. Yavada of India Yadav people, India Population: 56 million Christians: 0%

17. White Horse Tibetans, China

18. Why the Unreached? 1. They have never heard of the Name of Jesus. 2. They have never seen a Christian witness. 3. They do not have access to a local church. 4. They do not have access to the Gospel. 5. Only _____% of total income of Christian is dedicated toward reaching the unreached.

19. The World Today

20. 0.001% 99.999%

21. The World Today 0.001% 99.999%

22. The World Today Church buildings Christian concerts Christian bookstores Christian schools Feeding the hungry Music evangelism Evangelistic crusades Short-term missions Relief & Development Sports Outreach

23. Nepal

24. ACTS Institute, Eastern Nepal

25. ACTS Institute, Western Nepal

26. Evangelizing the Unreached, Western Nepal

27. Nepal Tajpuria 30,000 Christians: 0%

28. Amdo Tibetans

30. Mongolia

31. Kahzak Family, Mongolia

32. The “blind” missionary Mongolia

33. Acts 14 Evangelizing the Unreached 21 They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,

34. Acts 14 Equipping the disciples 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.

35. Why train indigenous missionaries? 1. They know the local languages and dialects. 2. They know the local culture. 3. They can go to places inaccessible to foreign missionaries. 4. Cost effectiveness.

36. ACTS Training Center Curriculum Biblical Biblical Practical Practical Contextualized Contextualized Systematic Systematic Reproducible Reproducible Translated into local languages Translated into local languages

47. www.actsinternational.net