Lausanne World Pulse – A Focus on Northeast Asia: 624 Least-reached People Groups Remain

July 2007

Overview
The seven countries of Northeast Asia are lands humming with action. China, Japan and South Korea have economies that are growing at rates that almost defy imagination. The twenty-first century could easily be the time when Korean and Chinese missionaries take the lead in reaching the world for Christ. Presently, Korea is the second largest sending base in the world and is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the great Korean revival of the early 1900s when Pyongyang (A) was known as the “Jerusalem of Asia.” But China may soon catch up and surpass them because of their “Back to Jerusalem” vision to send Chinese missionaries back along the old Silk Roads carrying the gospel back to Jerusalem. Also, this is the first time when Mongolia has had a lasting Church and they too are already sending missionaries to other nations. Yet, over 450 people groups in Northeast Asia remain least-reached. North Korea, Mongolia and Japan remain formidable challenges with over ninety-five percent least-reached. China has over 499 least-reached peoples remaining; however, these people constitute only fourteen percent of the population. God’s time for Northeast Asia is now!

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There are seven countries in Northeast Asia.

Prayer Points

  • Fulfillment. Pray for God to show the peoples of Northeast Asia that true fulfillment and prosperity is found only in Jesus Christ who gives us life and that more abundantly.
  • Freedom from fear. Pray these peoples living in fear of spirits and of the future to experience peace, joy and freedom from oppression.
  • False teachers. Pray for discernment to recognize false teachers and to know the truth that sets them free.
  • Father’s heart. Pray that the Father’s heart of love, acceptance and forgiveness will be experienced by every person among these least-reached peoples of Northeast Asia.
  • Faithfulness. Pray for new believers to daily experience God’s faithfulness and to be faithful in their walk with him, letting their light shine before others so they glorify God in heaven. 

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