Here's a Need!

Need something big to occupy a place on your prayer list? I mean a pressing need that's really big! Then pray for the people of the 10/40 Window. This area, extending from West Africa to Eastern Asia, is ten degrees north to forty degrees south of the equator, thus the name 10/40 Window. Some considerations about the 10/40:

*It is the home to the vast majority of the world's unevangelized people.
*The largest populations of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddism live within this area.
*Thirty-seven of the world's least evangelized countries are represented in the 10/40.
*Of the poorest people on earth, eight out of ten live in the 10/40 Window.
*The total population is approximately 2.4 billion people. Yet only eight percent of the world's missionaries work in this area.

Suggestions on how to pray for the needs of the 10/40 Window:

*Understand that everything is possible with God. Everything.
*Learn to personalize your prayers. Praying for needs like those within the 10/40 Window can be a daunting task, often because it seems so impersonal. Who can picture the faces of some 2.4 billion people? That is why we need to hear the stories of missionaries and ministries working in this area; we need to see specific faces and hear the details of their life experiences.
*Ask God to send workers into this area of the globe. Jesus tells us to petition God for an increase of laborers for work in the harvest.
*Involve your local church. Make this need known to other people. And find missionaries that are working in this area and support them...materially and spiritually.
*Ask God how you yourself could be more involved in the evangelization of the 10/40. Understand your place in the Great Commission.
*While we often focus on the missionary endeavors, let's be sure to pray for the existing churches with these countries. Pray for the leadership and laity alike. Much of the work of the gospel will be done through biblically strong, Spirit-led local congregations. Which leads to...
*Pray for those being persecuted for their faith in Christ. Terrible, sweeping persecutions are common in the 10/40 Window.
*Never forget that these are real people. Not nameless faces. Not cold statistics. Real people with real brokenness and a real need for Jesus.