Make a Difference in the Lives of Frontier Peoples

Much progress is being made among Non-Frontier UPGs, but not yet among FPGs. Since the late 1970’s, the Holy Spirit has led many missionaries and agencies to go to UPGs. They have increasingly promoted the fruitfulness of multiplying disciples and churches through simple
obedience. As of Sept. 2023, researchers are now tracking almost two thousand Acts-like Jesus movements, mostly among UPGs. In just a few decades, these movements have produced about 114 million new disciples in rapidly multiplying household churches. That’s more than 2% of
the global population of Unreached People Groups. (Frontier People Groups are the subset of UPG groups where no such movement exists yet.)

 One-fourth of the world still lives in Frontier People
Groups–with virtually no contact with Jesus followers, and no sign yet of a gospel movement bringing God’s promised blessing to their families. Nearly half of these households live in these 36  largest FPGs. Reaching these largest groups with the Good News of Jesus will, we expect and pray, spread to the smaller FPGs living near them. What an amazing opportunity we have to bring God’s blessing to 25% of the world in our day! God’s unchanging purpose was, is, and always will be to bless all the families of the earth: every nation, tribe, people and language. We can see that’s exactly what happens in the end according to Revelation 5:9 and 7:9-10.

Jesus has all authority over all nations and has told us He will go with us to the ends of the earth, helping us make disciples of all peoples (Mt. 28:18-20). So let’s be courageous! Pray, learn, go, tell others and give so that God’s blessing of forgiveness and eternal life will reach all the families of the earth–especially in the FPGs where there are no Jesus movements yet. We look forward to rejoicing with you before the throne of God, along with people from every tribe, language, people and nation.

Learn more about Frontier Peoples at go31.org or joshuaproject.net/ frontier/, a collaborative research hub highlighting the least-reached people groups of the world to finish the Great Commission.