Your World Facts: Dig Deeper

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0002 Session #2.

LANGUAGES - PEOPLES - CULTURES

A. LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD

Around Your World - Session #2

Note: The video only deals with languages. Find out more below about languages, peoples, and cultures

Languages of the World

Learn more about LANGUAGES.

What do you know about the world’s languages? Take the quiz. They represent one of the major barriers to spreading the gospel. Here are some factors.

B. PEOPLES OF THE WORLD

Peoples of the World

Learn more about PEOPLES. You probably noticed is that word “peoples” is an odd sort of plural. That’s because we are not talking about many individuals.

C. CULTURES OF THE WORLD

Cultures of the World

Learn more about CULTURES.

We have looked at languages and peoples. Cultures are closely related, but there are differences.

200 Languages

LEARN ABOUT LANGUAGES

Languages of the World

Check out the answers to these questions about languages. Click on the question to get the answer.

THE LANGUAGE CHALLENGE
The world’s languages represent one of the major barriers to spreading the gospel. Here are some factors.
Read More.

DID YOU KNOW?
Here are some Interesting facts about languages. With at least 7,000 known languages in the world, you might have been curious regarding which language is the most-widely spoken as the mother tongue. Did you guess English?
Read Further

DIG DEEPER

Go to these websites for more about languages. Find specific languages
Read Further

975. Short Term Trip

CONSIDER A SHORT MISSIONS TRIP

Why consider a short term trip?

It translates theory into reality.

It helps you to get a first hand picture of how things happen of the field.

You will have a better idea of how to pray for missionaries.

There are many opportunities to go on trips lasting anywhere from less than one week to a couple of years.

ShortTermMission has a way of finding opportunities from 99 different organizations that fit your needs. Their web site claims that they have full details on 1,722 short-term mission trips.

You can specify

Participant type. Find trips for individuals, married couples, groups, or families

Your age. They cater to a spectrum from elementary children to senior adults

Type of activity. They have opportunities with almost every letter of the alphabet from art to visitation

Region you would like to visit. Choose Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe or Oceania

Country. If you wish, you may choose a country from their list

Length. For a first timer, I would recommend a short trip of about a week or two

Start and end dates. You can specify that you’d like to start by a certain date or that you need to return before a given date.

They have helpful articles like: Key Considerations When Selecting a Mission Trip.

There are also facilities for finding airfare, insurance, training, equipment and supplies
Find Out More

Digging Deeper - Going Further:

Start collecting some information about possible trips

Pray for guidance and talk to your friends about possibilities

Go to http://www.shorttermmissions.com/ and experiment with possibilities

1031 Your Committment

YOUR COMMITMENT

1. Write down your commitment

You may want to write your commitment in your Bible or your notebook. Or you could frame it, or put it on your refrigerator. The choice is yours. The main thing is to have a record that you can look at from time to time. Writing it down adds a sense of purpose. How you express it is your decision, but if you say, “Some day I’d like to do something,” it will probably never happen. Be intentional.

2. Check (tick) one or more of the following phrases, or re-write them in your own words.

I’m willing to be used by God

I want to make an investment in missions

With God’s help, I will prepare myself by following the steps in this book

3. Read and review your commitment daily

Tell God you really mean it

Tell Him you are expecting great things

Ask Him to show you what to do when the right time comes