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Evangelical Christians believe that all non christians are heathens. They use tricky and deceitful methods to infiltrate Muslim lands to convert unsuspecting Muslims (mostly very poor, uneducated, in need of assistance). The Muslim way of helping people to learn about Islam is much different, dignified. Muslims have a duty to tell non Muslims about Islam but its done in an honest way. Muslims show evidence that Islam is the correct path, evidence found in the holy Quran which is authored by our Creator. It is the job of Muslims worldwide to go to these poor Muslim dominated areas and give aid and assistance and support, if the christian missionaries are in those areas putting on their shows-its our own fault that we ourselves are not there. When people are dirt poor and in severe need, they might do anything to survive, including converting to christianity. If they were real people of God, these christian missionaries would be in those poor areas to give aid and charity only, not trying to remove these desperate people from their own beliefs, that is a form of duress.

The 10/40 Window refers to the Eastern Hemisphere (including Africa, Europe, and Asia) between 10 and 40 degrees north of the Equator. It is a simple box encompassing Saharan and Northern Africa, as well as almost all major Asian nations other than Russia. Roughly two-thirds of the world population lives in the 10/40 Window. The term was coined by Christian missionary strategist Luis Bush in 1990 to refer to this general region of the world with greatest human suffering combined with least exposure to Christianity. The 10/40 Window is populated by peoples who are predominantly Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Animist, Jewish and Atheist. Many nations in the 10/40 Window are openly hostile to evangelization and Christianity.

The 10/40 Window encompasses Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Korea, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Western Sahara, and Yemen. These are all eastern hemisphere nations with at least 50 percent of their land mass falling within 10 to 40 degrees latitude.

1 billion Hindus
865 million Muslims
150 million Chinese (officially Atheist)
275 million Buddhists
6 million Jews

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10/40_Window

http://schaefer-family.com/window.htm

Why do "committed Christians" need to focus on the 10/40 Window?

1. 2/3 of the people of the world reside here.

2. This area is the heart of Islam.

3. Three main religious blocs are located in this area (Muslim 22%, Hindu 23%, Buddhist 5%)

4. 8 out of 10 of the poorest of the poor live in this area.

5. 8 out of 10 of the people living here have the lowest quality of life (life expectancy, infant mortality, and literacy)

6. This area is a stronghold of Satan.

Facts about 10/40 Window

* There are 62 Nations in the 10/40 Window.

* 4.1 billion of the world's over 6 billion people live in the 10/40

window.

* There are more than 1.2 Billion Muslims, nearly 1 Billion Hindus and 600

Million Buddhists.

* 97% of the unreached people groups are located here.

* The top fifty least evanglized cities in the world are all in the Window.

* Most of the 10/40 Window Nations are closed to western missionaries.

* It is an area of great spiritual darkness known as the "Resistance Belt".

* It contains over 70% of the world people but only 8% of the missionary

efforts goes to the window.

* Less than 1/2 of 1% of the budget of our churches goes to reach the

10/40 Window.

* The 10/40 Window is an imaginary window between 10 degrees and

40 degrees north of the equator stretching from West Africa through

Asia.

What are the missionaries doing in Palestine? taking advantage of a bad situation.

Israel (MNN) -- Israel is on high alert as Palestinian militants threaten to avenge an Israeli artillery strike in Northern Gaza last week.
However, the uncertainty surrounding Israel, Gaza and the West Bank is actually helping outreach in the Holy Land, says E3 Partners' Tom Doyle, who is in Israel. He says people are concerned about the problems with Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in the south.
Doyle says, "This is the first time that so many Jewish people are asking questions. They're open. They're listening. They feel very threatened right now, so there's kind of a sense of despair and gloom and that's always very good for the Gospel."
Yesterday, Doyle was part of the dedication of the Gaza Baptist Church. He says the only evangelical church there is having an impact. "They win Muslims to Christ. They do everything from discipling former Hamas members to food distribution to all kinds of things in the Gaza strip. They really are the light in that dark area."