The Romans (0-400AD) got The Blessing but didn't share it with the Barbarians
St. Patrick - one Roman who shared the Blessing
The Vikings (800-1200 AD)
The VIkings "take" the Blessing from the Barbarians (800-1200 AD)
the Saracens (Muslims) - still waiting for The Blessing (1200-1600 AD)
William Carey (1792) - the first full-time Protestant to carry The Blessing to other cultures (L), meets a fierce Viking crusader (R) (1200-1600 AD).
William Carey, the first Protestant to make it his life's work to carry The Blessing to other cultures. He served on the coastlands of India (1792).
Hudson Taylor (1860) who shared The Blessing with the China inland.
Cam Townsend (1930s) who shared The Blessing with tribal peoples (and founded Wycliffe Bible Translators).
Expressing the Heart of the Department, and of Casas - Tom shares The Blessing with all who haven't received it yet.
The World - 6.5 billion people, each actor representing roughly 0.5 billion. The "reached" half (L) and the "least-reached" half (R).
Joe Christian, representing roughly 0.5 billion people ("reached" half of the world).
Nick, Nancy, and Nora Nominal Christians, representing roughly 1.5 billion ("reached" half of the world).
The Non-Religious, representing roughly 1 billion ("reached" half of the world)
Muslims representing roughly 1.5 billion ("least-reached" half of the world)
Hindus representing roughly 1 billion ('least-reached" half of the world)
Buddhists representing roughly 0.5 billion ("least-reached" half of the world).
Tribals representing roughly 0.5 billion ("least-reached" half of the world)
The Work Force gathers
The Work Force is commissioned.
The Work Force goes "to where they're needed most," expressing God's heart to win back His lost children.
The world as it is - 97.5% of the Work Force in the "reached" half of the world.
The World as it is - only 2.5% of the Work Force in the "least-reached" half of the world.
The sole worker in the least-reached half of the world - with a half cent of every Christian dollar - don't spend it all in one place.