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The 10/40 Window is the region between l0 degrees and 40 degrees north latitude that encompasses North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Southeast Asia -- and it is the least evangelized section of the world. Window International Network (WIN) is once again leading the campaign to "Pray Through the Window" in October. They are coordinating the annual 10/40 Window Sunday.
The 10/40 Window has been called the “resistance belt” because of its stubborn resistance to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Prayer can transform this region into the “righteousness belt.”
The 10/40 Window…
• Contains 44 of the 50 world’s worst persecutors of Christians;
• The birthplace of the world’s major religions;
• Home to the majority of Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists;
• Has a population of 4.5 billion;
• Mostly unevangelized;
• Where eight out of ten of the world’s poor live;
• Includes five of the six nations that actively sponsor terrorism; and
• Diseases that have long had a cure, run rampant here.
What is 10/40 Window Sunday?
10/40 Window Sunday is both a starting place for a fresh wave of prayer and a mile marker in an ongoing movement of intercession for the people of this region.It is an opportunity to make an eternal impact in an area of the globe where most of the people have yet to hear and respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
“10/40 Window Sunday” is designated as the first Sunday of every October (this year on October 4th, 2009) and is an opportunity for local churches around the world to coordinate prayer that is targeted toward the 10/40 Window. There is no other region of the world where there is more spiritual, geopolitical, and terrorist activity than the 10/40 Window. It is indeed the “final frontier” of global missions.
How Do I Participate?
Order Prayer Calendars to distribute to your pastor, church and prayer partners through http://www.win1040.com/resources/.
Pray! Ask your family, friends, small groups and church to "Pray Through the Window" using the Window International Network prayer calendar.
Sign Up Today! To receive strategic prayer points and information about the 10/40 Window. www.WIN1040.com/news.htm
As Window International Network president, Beverly Pegues explains, “Prayer moves the hand of God. Once there is sustained, strategic and informed prayer in the 10/40 Window, we will witness massive numbers of unreached people coming to Christ. Pray that it will happen in our generation.”
Since the inception of Praying Through The Window in October of 1993, the Lord has granted special grace for intercessory prayer during the month of October. More than 40 million people have participated in one or more of the nine worldwide prayer campaigns. Praying Through The Window is recognized as one of the pioneering global prayer initiative regarding world missions. In addition to intercessory prayer, 10/40 Window Sunday reminds individuals and churches to renew their commitments concerning financial giving to 10/40 Window missions.
Please join millions of Christians worldwide who will pause, humble themselves before the Lord, and cry out on behalf of the people in the 10/40 Window on Sunday, October 4, 2009.
Thank you for standing with the people in the 10/40 Window. Your reward in Heaven will be great.
Visit http://www.win1040.com/resources/ or call (719) 522-1040 for resource materials, prayer points and more information about how you and your church can be part of this powerful, exciting and desperately needed move of God.
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