0001 Session #1

A. COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD



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Learn ways to become more savvy about countries. 
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B. RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD



What do you know about World Religions?
See how you do with these questions:
1. Can you name the six major world religions?

for the answers and more.

2. What do these religions believe, and why is it hard to reach them?

for information about Islam (Muslims).


for information about Hindus.


for information about Buddhists.

for opportunities to DIG DEEPER on your own and find links to sites with more information about countries and religions.

0007 Session #7

Around Your World Session #7 - What the Bible Says About Missions

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You probably won’t be surprised to know that the Bible talks about missions. But do you know the answers to these questions?

a. When is the first mention of missions in the Bible? 

b. What is the Great Commission? 

Watch the videos or read the articles below to find the answers and much more.

ARTICLES

Missions in the Bible – Dr. Mel Loucks. 
 As Jesus stood on the Mount of Olives and looked at his followers just previous to his ascension into heaven, the last command he gave to his followers was, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” That should be our first concern. But we also need to keep in mind that it was not where missions began in the Bible. So many of us think that missions began with Christ’s Great Commission but it started long before that. In fact, we can trace the Great Commission throughout the entire Bible.  Click Here

God’s Heart for the Unreached - Allan Starling. 
Picture the whole world on death row, listening for the footsteps of the executioner. But God has a plan.
Let’s take time to learn about the unreached – those who have never heard the Gospel. Missiologists describe them variouly as unreached, unevangelized, or least-reached. We want to know what God thinks about missions. Naturally, we must turn to the Bible Click Here

100H. 10/40 Window

THE 10/40 WINDOW

The 10/40 Window is a name coined for a large section of our world, between latitudes 10 degrees north and 40 degrees north. This area contains great poverty and low quality of life, combined with a lack of access to Christian resources.

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10/40 Window

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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.

1. How many languages are in the world?
2. Why are there so many languages?
3. Isn’t the Bible translated into most languages?
4. Don’t most people understand English?
5. Why are 7,000 languages the tip of the iceberg?
6. Why should I care about dialects?

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

FAMOUS MISSIONARIES

How many of these missionary heroes have you heard or read about? 

1. William Carey
2. Hudson Taylor
3. Jim Elliot
4. George Muller
5. David Livingstone
6. Amy Carmichael

Click here for more information about these missionaries

They all have an exciting story to tell. You can read all about them in Section 2 of of our Mission Books collection Encouraging (Inspirational Books) 

611. Missionary Quiz Answers

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ ABOUT FAMOUS MISSIONARIES.

How many of these missionary heroes have you heard or read about?
Answers compiled from Wikipedia.com

1. William Carey

William Carey (17 August 1761 – 9 June 1834) was a British missionary, a Particular Baptist minister, a translator and an activist. He also opened the first University in (Serampore) India offering degrees.

He is known as the "father of modern missions." His essay, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens, led to the founding of the Baptist Missionary Society. He went to Kolkata (India) in 1793, but was forced to leave the British Indian territory by non-Baptist missionaries. He joined the Baptist missionaries in the Danish colony of Frederiksnagar in India (Serampore), and there he lived with people ravaged by extreme poverty and diseases. He translated the Bible into Bengali, Oriya, Assamese,Arabic, Hindi and Sanskrit.
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2.Hudson Taylor

James Hudson Taylor (21 May 1832 – 3 June 1905) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission (CIM, now OMF International). Taylor spent 51 years in China. The society that he began was responsible for bringing over 800 missionaries to the country who began 125 schools and directly resulted in 18,000 Christian conversions, as well as the establishment of more than 300 stations of work with more than 500 local helpers in all eighteen provinces.
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Read Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret – Dr. & Mrs. Howard Taylor. A spiritual biography of the "father of modern missions,"; Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret poses one question: What empowered Hudson Taylor's ministry in China? The answer is unfolded in these pages.

3. Jim Elliot

Philip James "Jim" Elliot (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was an evangelical Christian who was one of five missionaries killed while participating in Operation Auca, an attempt toevangelize the Huaorani people of Ecuador.
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Read Through Gates Of Splendor – Elizabeth Elliott. The true story of five young missionaries who were savagely killed while trying to establish communication with the Auca Indians of Ecuador. The story is told through the eyes of Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of one of the young men who was killed. (21 formats and editions)



4. George Müller

George Müller (German – born as : Johann Georg Ferdinand Müller; 27 September 1805 – 10 March 1898), a Christian evangelist and Director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England, cared for 10,024 orphans in his life.
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5. David Livingstone

David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a ScottishCongregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley on 10 November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
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Read David Livingstone: The Unexplored Story – Stephen Tompkins. Readers of popular history and biographies of inspiring history makers will find this an honest and balanced account of the real man behind the Victorian icon.

6. Amy Carmichael

Amy Wilson Carmichael (16 December 1867 – 18 January 1951) was a Protestant Christian missionary in India, who opened an orphanage and founded a mission. One of the best-known and respected missionaries of the first half of the 20thcentury was Amy Carmichael. Her 35 books have blessed countless thousands. One who knew her well gives this testimony: "Miss Carmichael was a blessing to all who came into intimate and understanding contact with her radiant life. She was the most Christ-like character I ever met, and her life was the most fragrant, the most joyfully sacrificial that I have ever known." (Info from Gospel Fellowship Association.) The mission she started, Dohnavur Fellowship still operates in India today. Read More

Read Amy Carmichael: Selfless Servant of India (Heroes of the Faith) In Amy Carmichael, you’ll get to know the great missionary who rescued many girls of India from horrible abuses—and served nearly six decades without a furlough.

7. See a list of about 50 short missionary biographies
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