What is
the10/40 window?
The 10/40 Window is a geographical area located 10 degrees by 40
degrees North of the equator and stretches from West Africa,
through the Middle East, to Eastern Asia. It encompasses the
majority of world’s unreached Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists –
billions of spiritually impoverished souls.
Biblical
Significance
Garden of Eden, Noah's ark, the tower of Babel, Pharaoh and the
nation of Israel are all part of the window. Jesus, the Savior
of humankind, walked with His disciples and left an empty tomb
in the window.
10/40 Window Facts:
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4 billion of the world’s 6.145 billion people
live here.
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There are 62 nations within the 10/40 window.
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97% of the unreached nations are in the
window.
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There are 34 Muslim countries, 7 Buddhist nations, 3 Marxist
nations, and 2 Hindu countries.
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The 10/40 Window contains over 1 billion Muslims, nearly 1
billion Hindus and 600 million Buddhists.
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More than 8 out of 10 of the poorest of the poor live in the
Window (average wage: $1.40/day).
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It
is an area of great spiritual darkness known as the “resistance
belt.”
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85% of the world’s poorest nations are located in the least
evangelized part of the world.
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It contains over 70% of the world’s people but only 8% of all
missionary effort
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The church is only sending 4,000 of its 332,000 missionaries
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Less
than ½ of 1% of the budget of our churches goes to reach the
10/40 window
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Many of the 10/40 window nations are closed to western
missionaries.
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