Embrace a new dimension in being missional

By Karen L. Willougby, Managing Editor

Top 10 South Asian UUPGs: Top 10 South Asian UUPGs Area PEID Country People Group Population Primary Religion 1 Pakistan & Kashmir 6372 Pakistan Kolai 435,022 Islam 2 Northwest India 47953 India Gujjar (Marwari) 2,577,752 Hinduism 3 North India & West Nepal 47955 India Gadaria Awadhi 4,382,214 Hinduism 4 East Nepal, Bhutan & East India 41258 India Kalwar 3,232,405 Hinduism 5 Bangladesh & Northeast India 48006 India Bania (Assamese) 1,347,292 Hinduism 6 Central India 47903 India Mali (Marathi) 2,934,357 Hinduism 7 East India 48197 India Bangladeshi Muslims 3,720,029 Islam 8 South-Central India 47967 India Kalal (Kannada) 740,615 Hinduism 9 South India, Maldives & Sri Lanka 41247 India Mappila 8,603,290 Islam 10 Diaspora 11915 Saudi Arabia Bengali 1,576,767 Islam – SunniRICHMOND, Va. – Of the 7 billion people alive today, somewhere on Planet Earth, “unless things change radically, 1.7 billion will die without hearing the name of Jesus.”

That’s unthinkable and unacceptable, says Tom Elliff, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board. He’s come up with a plan to do something about that. It involves you.

“Your Mission Board is challenging you to embrace the ends of the earth,” Elliff says on a video posted to www.imb.org. (Click on “Embrace.”)