- Capital is Beijing
- Language: Mandarin is official language; 470 total languages
- Bible Availability: Whole Bible (13 Languages)’ NT (13 languages); Portions (being translated in 40 languages); ** 404 languages have no Bible
- Religion: Non Religious (50%); Chinese (Blend of folk religions): (28.5%); Buddhist (8%); Christian (7%); Muslim (2%); Traditional Ethnic (4%)
- Church: 0.05% Protestant; 0.05% Catholic; 7% independent. House Church Networks are the largest group of churches.
- Income: Average annual income is $860
- Social Concerns: One child policy has resulted in high divorce rate; abortions (nearly all girl babies); suicide (40% of world’s suicides); limited care for elderly; many diseases; sexual immorality.
- Other concerns: Communist party is 60 mil strong and dominant ideology is Marxism whose ultimate aim in the elimination of all religious groups.
- Praise: growth of church: protestants from 2 million in 1949 to 17 million in 2000. Catholics: from 3 million in 1949 to 12 million in 2000.
- Other prayer matters: University students, church leader training, children and youth, teaching materials, persecution against believers.
China 1.3 Billion People
An
international mission organization working toward:
- Bringing the good news of
salvation in Christ
alone to
unreached nations, tribes and peoples
- Equipping and encouraging
indigenous
Christian
leaders in and around the
10/40
window in
their pastoral and
church planting
ministries
- Giving care and relief
around the world to the
poor,
orphans and needy
