The World

The insidious power of international crime empires. Globalization probably benefits the wicked and corrupt as much as, if not more than, those with good intentions. Some of these are the US mafia, the Colombian drug cartels, Chinese Triads, Japanese yakuza, Jamaican yardies, Russian Bratva, the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta, Sicilian Cosa Nostra, Neapolitan Camorra and many others. […]

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The World

The Himalayan region simmers with tension and division. The competing claims over Kashmir, the volatile nature of Nepal, the oppression of Tibet, the upheaval in Bangladesh and Northeast India and the opposition of India and Pakistan on many issues make this a potentially dangerous area – especially since the three main players are all nuclear […]

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The World

The globalization of the Great Commission movement has profoundly changed the face of mission. Since the late 1970s, there has been a surge of interest and involvement in missions from the Majority World. Mission sending has recently gained or maintained momentum in countries such as Ethiopia, Nigeria, Brazil, Philippines, South Korea and others. Involvement by […]

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The World

The unprecedented harvest of new believers continues across Africa, Asia and Latin America, in contrast to the relative stagnation or decline in the rest of the world. We are witnessing a remarkable story of a growing, spreading and diversifying Church. Christianity has slightly declined as a percentage of the world’s population since 1900 – only […]

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The World

The globalization of the Great Commission movement has profoundly changed the face of mission. Since the late 1970s, there has been a surge of interest and involvement in missions from the Majority World. Mission sending has recently gained or maintained momentum in countries such as Ethiopia, Nigeria, Brazil, Philippines, South Korea and others. Involvement by […]

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The World

The unprecedented harvest of new believers continues across Africa, Asia and Latin America, in contrast to the relative stagnation or decline in the rest of the world. We are witnessing a remarkable story of a growing, spreading and diversifying Church. Christianity has slightly declined as a percentage of the world’s population since 1900 – only […]

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What People Are Saying

Prayer is the fuel of global missions. No book, ministry, or resource has done more to mobilize God’s people to pray than Operation World. And so, it is with great delight that I commend to you the ministry and the resources of Operation World. The tools that have developed will mobilize immeasurably more prayer, bringing […]

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Abbreviations

ABBREVIATION FULL NAME ABUA Asociación Bíblica Universitaria Argentina ABWE Association of Baptists for World Evangelism ACET AIDS Care Education and Training ACMC Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment ACTEA Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa AD Anno Domini AE Africa Enterprise AEA Association of Evangelicals of Africa AEE African Evangelistic Enterprise AfAsLA Africa, Asia and […]

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Glossary

These terms and their definitions are taken from the 7th edition of the book version of Operation World (2010). Some of the terms below may be defined differently by other organisations; these definitions apply only to how Operation World uses the terms. 10/40 Window The area of the world between latitudes 10° and 40° north […]

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ETHIOPIA – Did a nation at prayer turn the tide?

From a group of ministry and prayer leaders in Ethiopia: The reality of COVID-19 in Ethiopia made experts review their projection. The figure they projected in terms of cases and deaths is incomparable to the reality. We are grateful to God for His mercy and protection. As soon as reports came out, the interreligious counsel […]

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