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Julaha in India (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: UnreachedPopulation: 975,000 Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples People Cluster: Hindi People Name Across Countries: Julaha Primary Religion: Hinduism Percent Adherents:...
Jule in Sudan (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Partially ReachedPopulation: 2,700 Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan Peoples People Cluster: Arabic, Sudanese People Name Across Countries: Jule Primary Religion: Islam Percent...
July 2014 Issue 3:4 Overview
Lausanne ’74 Billy Graham once said that perhaps the most significant contribution in his ministry was the 1974 Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization and the resulting Lausanne Movement. ‘This year we commemorate the 40th anniversary of that...
July 2015 Issue 4:4 Overview
Sexual Violence in War ‘The use of sexual violence (SV) has become a specific tactic in modern conflict’, writes Olivia Jackson (freelance writer and speaker, focusing on social justice and human rights law). Access to civilians provides a...
July 2016 Issue 5:4 Overview
Engaging with the Women’s Mosque Movement ‘Women in mosques are not new in Islam’, writes Moyra Dale (Lausanne Catalyst for Islam). There have been women leaders and teachers throughout its history. However, the women’s piety movement is a...
July 2017 Issue 6:4 Overview
Christian Witness Amidst Disaster in Japan ‘The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 prompted Japanese churches to rethink how they engage in evangelism and church development’, writes Shoichi Konda (member of the Japan Lausanne Committee). In...
July 2018 Issue 7:4 Overview
How Spiritual Foundations Make or Break a Nation ‘Sierra Leone illustrates the often-forgotten role foundations play in determining the fortunes of a nation’, writes Bowenson Phillips (former Chief Administrator for Freetown) with Jenny Taylor...
July 2019 Issue 8:4 Overview
An Existential Threat to Christianity in Nigeria? ‘Fifteen-year old Leah Sharibu’s refusal to deny Christ and convert to Islam, which cost her freedom, exemplifies what Christians are going through in Nigeria’, writes Gideon Para-Mallam (IFES...
July 2020 Issue 9:4 Overview
The Chinese term for crisis consists of two words meaning ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity’. The global pandemic has certainly shaken not just the world but also the church. Some have referred to it as a ‘divine wake-up call’. Will we seize...
July 2021 Issue 10:4 Overview
How do we do mission in our divided and wounded world today? Addressing this crucial issue in global mission, Kirsteen Kim, Associate Dean for the Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary, reflects on lessons learned from the...
July 2022 Issue 11:4 Overview
Trafficking, poverty, pandemic, war—we are being confronted with such human suffering around the world daily. Even Christians have not been spared. We ask: What about the biblical promises of prosperity and wellbeing? What is our responsibility as...
July 2023 Issue 12:4 Overview
We live in a world of conflict. In many conflicts today, ethnic or religious rivalries as well as territorial or political interests are used to justify aggression and violence, causing much pain and suffering to innocent victims. The first two...
July 2024 Issue 13:4 Overview
Affirming Our Common Calling: Interdependence for polycentric mission There was a point in time when mission was understood as the divine right of certain people from certain places to convert some people living in some places to Christianity. The...
Juma (Joshua Project -jua)
Progress Scale: Unknown Hub Country: Brazil Population of Groups Speaking: 10 Bible Translation Status: Bible PortionsPercent Adherents: Primary Religion: For more information go to Juma on...
Juma in Brazil (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: UnreachedPopulation: Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans People Cluster: Language unknown People Name Across Countries: Juma Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions Percent...
Jumjum (Joshua Project -jum)
Progress Scale: Unreached Hub Country: SudanNumber Countries: 2 Population of Groups Speaking: 78,000 Bible Translation Status: Translation NeededPercent Adherents: 2.59Percent Evangelical: 0.9 Primary...
Jumjum in South Sudan (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Partially ReachedPopulation: 5,900 Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan Peoples People Cluster: Jumjum People Name Across Countries: Jumjum Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions Percent...
Jumjum, Berin in Sudan (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: UnreachedPopulation: 93,000 Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan Peoples People Cluster: Jumjum People Name Across Countries: Jumjum Primary Religion: Islam Percent Adherents:...
Jumla Sign Language (Joshua Project -jus)
Progress Scale: Unknown Hub Country: Nepal Population of Groups Speaking: 10 Bible Translation Status: Translation StartedPercent Adherents: Primary Religion: For more information go to...
Jumli (Joshua Project -jml)
Progress Scale: Unreached Hub Country: Nepal Population of Groups Speaking: 50,800 Bible Translation Status: Bible PortionsPercent Adherents: 1.3 Primary Religion: Buddhism For more...
JUNE 2000 - 5 YEAR REPORT AD2000 CRISIS RELIEF TASK FORCE
·Type: Documents ·Date: 27 June 2000 ·Authors: Dr. Mark and Betsy Neuenschwander ·Producer: AD2000 and Beyond Movement ·Collection: Track Reports ·Pages: 8 ·Categories: Type :: Documents Topic ::...
June 2013 Issue 2:3 Overview
Global Trends, People Movements, and their Impact on Mission Futurist Patrick Dixon offers seven dimensions – Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical, Ethical, and Spiritual – which he says will shape our global future and then outlines the...
Jungle Inga, Mocoa in Colombia (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Partially ReachedPopulation: 13,000 Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans People Cluster: Inga, Jungle People Name Across Countries: Jungle Inga Primary Religion: Ethnic...
Jur Modo (Joshua Project -bex)
Progress Scale: Partially Reached Hub Country: South SudanNumber Countries: 2 Population of Groups Speaking: 180,000 Bible Translation Status: New TestamentPercent Adherents: 15Percent Evangelical:...
Jur Modo in South Sudan (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Partially ReachedPopulation: 187,000 Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan Peoples People Cluster: Jur Modo People Name Across Countries: Jur Modo Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions Percent...
Jur Modo in United States (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Partially ReachedPopulation: 2,000 Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan Peoples People Cluster: Jur Modo People Name Across Countries: Jur Modo Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions Percent...
Juray (Joshua Project -juy)
Progress Scale: Unknown Hub Country: India Population of Groups Speaking: 976,000 Bible Translation Status: New TestamentPercent Adherents: Primary Religion: For more information go to Juray...
Juruna (Joshua Project -jur)
Progress Scale: Partially Reached Hub Country: BrazilNumber Countries: 1 Population of Groups Speaking: 300 Bible Translation Status: Translation NeededPercent Adherents: 70Percent Evangelical: 7 Primary...
Juruna in Brazil (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Partially ReachedPopulation: 500 Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans People Cluster: Juruna People Name Across Countries: Juruna Primary Religion: Christianity Percent...
Just Do It Groups (SYNC)
Got an hour a week to invest in a viral plan to save the world from itself? If so, consider starting your own “Just Do It Group” with 2 or 3 friends. You don't have to register for anything, buy anything, report to anyone, or donate anywhere....