Operation World
Back in 2001 I was introduced to an interesting book that has been a vast resource for understanding the world mission field. Operation World the 21st Century Edition compiled by Patrick and Robyn Johnstone along with Jason Mandryk covers the spiritual nature, past and present, of every nation of the world. Complete with maps, it explains the condition of various regions related to world missions, prayer needs, linguistic climate, as well as the politics.
It has been updated numerous times since the edition I was given in 2001. It is a must for anyone interested in traveling as an evangelist as well as for those simply wanting to understand how the gospel has influenced the economy of countries of the world. It includes information about Christian media, bible publication, literacy, race and language barriers that is so essential in broadcasting the message of the gospel. From this you can see the fruit of the various colonies. Compare the French colonies with those of Spain or England and see fruit that is visible to this day. Those that presented the gospel in some form produced a culture with a Christian ethic. Those that saw the colony as nothing more than a means for financial gain eventually produced corrupt fruit.
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