A Way to Learn About the People of the World

Yesterday, my friend Olivia showed me the Joshua Project, which blew my mind. Never in my life have I seen so much information about so many different people groups in one place. I could browse through each country for hours and read about all of the different cultures represented. All you do is click on any country on the map and you can read all kinds of information about people groups, the gospel in that country, and see pictures of people from those different groups. Many of the people groups even have their own language where there isn't even a Bible or even New Testament translation. I had no idea that there were so many 'unreached' (meaning they have never heard about Jesus) groups in 'western' countries! Even Russia has 76 unreached people groups and the US has 61. Of course there are many countries where there are many more than that, but it is still shocking to hear that there are that many. There is even a link at the bottom right of the homepage called 'Unreached of the Day' that highlights a different people group daily and provides information about them and their culture. You can add the link to your blog as a widget or have it emailed to you every day. I signed up to get the update by email. What a wonderful way to educate myself about the realities of the world around me and learn about people...which is one of my greatest passions anyway. I'm so glad to have so many friends around me who are compassionate and who can teach me about resources that will educate me more about missions and the work that God is doing around the world! In Joy ~Alaina