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Strangers Next Door Empowered Conference Colonial Heights, Virginia April 14, 2015 J. D. Payne [email protected] @jd_payne jdpayne.org Yemen 3% 232 Million Acts 17:26-27 Samuel and Young Cho Countries with the Highest Numbers of International Migrants, 2013 Country United States Russian Federation Germany Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates United Kingdom France Canada Australia Spain Estimated number of international migrants, 2013 45,800,000 11,000,000 9,800,000 9,100,000 7,800,000 7,800,000 7,400,000 7,300,000 6,500,000 6,500,000 Global People Groups: 11,000 Unreached People Groups: 6,800 “Unreached”? Global Status of Evangelical Christianity 2013 Edition Countries with the Largest Numbers of UPGs Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Country India China United States Brazil Canada Indonesia Mexico UPGs 941 368 361 187 180 177 161 Global Status of Evangelical Christianity 2013 Edition 35,000 Feet to 15,000 Feet Top Places of Origin, International Students in the United States Rank Country 2013/14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 World Total China India South Korea Saudi Arabia Canada Taiwan Japan Vietnam Mexico Brazil 886,052 274,439 102,673 68,047 53,919 28,304 21,266 19,334 16,579 14,779 13,286 Percentage of Total 100 31.0 11.6 7.7 6.1 3.2 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.5 Starbucks Drinking Saudis 2014 Refugee Arrivals to the U. S. by Country of Nationality Iraq Burma Somalia Bhutan Congo, Democratic Republic Cuba Iran Eritrea Sudan Afghanistan 19,651 14,577 9,011 8,316 4,502 4,063 2,833 1,445 1,307 758 Total All Countries 69,986 Mejra Guidelines for Reaching the Strangers Next Door • Pray, Pray, Pray • Be intentional • Learn as you go • Expect to make mistakes • Keep things simple and highly reproducible • Avoid paternalism • Work the Bridges of God • Prioritize by receptivity • Understand cultural and generational differences • Contextualize methods • Practice evangelism that results in new churches Strangers Next Door Empowered Conference Colonial Heights, Virginia April 14, 2015 J. D. Payne