*The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.* --Psalms 68:11 (KJV) *And the gospel must first be published among all nations.* -- Mark 13:10 (KJV) The Khampa, Northern in China do not have any portion of the Bible in their language. To make, not just a convert, but a disciple of Jesus requires the Scriptures to be available in the mother tongue. Bible translation agencies report that approximately 1,800 languages have definite translation need. That means for mother-tongue speakers of those 1,800 languages no Scripture exists at all. They may have limited access to the Scriptures in trade or major languages, but no access in their heart language. Of course the languages with the larger number of speakers have been translated but many millions of individuals still do not have the Scriptures in their mother-tongue. Even if the Scriptures are translated and news media available, an estimated 1 billion adults are considered illiterate. *Much of this is concentrated in only eight countries (Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan) all countries with very high concentrations of unreached people groups.* Extremely low literacy rates are concentrated in three regions, the Arab states, South and West Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, again highly unreached regions. World Factbook. In addition 60% of the world’s population is considered oral learners meaning their preferred learning mode is oral, not written. Some estimates suggest that up to 70% of the unreached peoples of the world are oral-preferenced communicators. For those that are either illiterate or oral learners, newspapers, books, printed matter, internet text, even a physical Bible will have minimal impact. International Orality Network (Source: Joshuaproject) Think about the fact that these are hard facts the church must contend with as long as we believe the mandate Jesus gave to the church. Dearly Beloved Partner & Friend, As #HTP2021 closes in on us, we need every support, prayers and partnership that can make this outreach a success. To register now, click this link: https://bit.ly/HTP2021_Registration Missions is our Joint Responsibility! Thank you for sending in your supports already! 🙏🏽 God bless you! *#Maranatha!!* *#HasteningHisComing!!* *#RevivalCORPS* *#Missions_Eight_Fields* *#Every_Christian_A_Missionary* *#HTP2021* *#Brace_Up* *#Key_In*