The Least Reached

It has been awhile since the last post. I am a new dad, we are settling into a new town, and we are involved in a lot of new activities. Its off to the races!

Often you hear various reasons why a North American church has absolutely no least reached focused activities.

“There is so much to do in our own back yard.”

“The financial cost is too great.”

“It is too dangerous.”

“It is irresponsible to fly in an airplane and contribute to carbon emissions.”

The fact remains that there are still millions of people who have never had the opportunity to choose Jesus because they do not even know about Him. No excuse measures up and the underlying concerns of each excuse are easily addressed.

“Do both. God can handle it.”

“Christians worldwide have over $12.3 Trillion USD in their combined pockets.”

“Danger is our middle name. We were never promised safety. Playing it safe should not be part of the Jesus follower paradigm.”

“Seriously?! If it bothers you that much, support forest lands and fly to the least reached.”

The least reached includes both unreached people groups (UPGs) and unengaged unreached people groups UUPGs). According to the Joshua project, unreached peoples have ”less than 2% Evangelical Christian and less than 5% Christian Adherents. “ Unengaged unreached people meet the unreached criteria and have no one even trying to reach them with the transformational love of Jesus. 95% of the least reached live in the 10/40 Window.

You can learn more about UPGs and UUPGs at Josuha Project. Learn more about UUPGs at Finishing the Task. Do something! Just start. Let God direct your efforts as you get moving. I think that the way God created the universe reflects how He works. “It takes less force to change the direction of a moving object then it does to get an object moving in the first place.” Take your first step at getting involved by signing up and becoming part of the mega-mission movement Call2All.