Since coming to Delhi, I have been informed, for the first time, about the classification of people throughout the world into different people groups. These groups are then broken down further into unreached people groups and unengaged, unreached people groups. As I have been learning and researching more about this topic, I have been amazed to see that I am in the country that has the highest amount of unengaged, unreached people groups in the entire world! This classification means that the people here have less than 2% Christianity, and many haven ever even heard the Gospel before. Unengaged means that there is no active church planting occuring. I was blown away by the fact that out of roughly 16,000 people groups, around 6,600 are unreached and unengaged! And of that number, 2,500 people groups are in India, 2,200 of which are considered unreached!
Being here has invoked a passion for the spreading the Gospel in me that has been subdued for too long. Being around people who are primarily Hindu has shown me how lost the world truly is, and how their daily rituals and offerings are symbolic of the works their faith requires. As I see people praying to their man-made idols, I wish I could share with them the love and grace of Jesus, and that they would accept it. Sadly, so many of them have been born into a specific caste, and therefore a specific religion. The other day, we had a cab driver who said he was a Christian, but when we asked him more questions, he said that was because his family is Christian, and he was born into it. Although the people here are extremely spiritual, it is hard to change their minds about what they have been raised to believe. God has definitely been showing me how important and needed the Gospel is, and people to share it. Now all I need Him to show me is where He wants me to serve! India is looking like a pretty vital part of the world.
If you want more info on people groups, here's a great map and website:
http://www.joshuaproject.net/assets/JPProgressScaleMap.pdf
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That is a pretty amazing map! it shows that there's a lot that has been done, but there's Still sooo much to be done! you still got my encouragement and prayers!
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Keep giving the lost world the hope of Jesus. We're praying for you Lizz...say hi to the Murrays.
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