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3. Yemen

4. 3% 232 Million

5. Acts 17:26-27

6. Samuel and Young Cho

8. 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

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

10. “Unreached”?

12. Global Status of Evangelical Christianity 2013 Edition

13. Countries with the Largest Numbers of UPGs

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

16. Global Status of Evangelical Christianity 2013 Edition

17. 35,000 Feet to 15,000 Feet

18. Top Places of Origin, International Students in the United States RankCountry2013/14Percentage of Total World Total886,052100 1China274,43931.0 2India102,67311.6 3South Korea68,0477.7 4Saudi Arabia53,9196.1 5Canada28,3043.2 6Taiwan21,2662.4 7Japan19,3342.2 8Vietnam16,5791.9 9Mexico14,7791.7 10Brazil13,2861.5

19. Starbucks Drinking Saudis

20. 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

21. Mejra

22. Strategic Plan: R.E.P.S.

23. Guidelines for Reaching the Strangers Next Door

24. Pray, Pray, Pray Be intentional Learn as you go

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

26. Work the Bridges of God Prioritize by receptivity

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

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