FAMILY PRAYER SERIES
Welcome to the second (of four!) family prayer guides for the lost around the world! Use this as a tool to help engage your kids in global intercession. Utilize components that work well for your family and don't worry about the rest! This shouldn't feel stressful but an adventure into family prayer for the world!
This month we are unpacking what the 10-40 window is.
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What is the 10-40 Window?
The 10-40 window is a part of the world that forms a rectangular window on a map where a huge concentration of the unreached live. It's an area between 10 degrees north and 40 degrees north latitude that stretches across Asia, the Middle East, and northern Africa.
According to the Joshua Project, 61% of people residing in the 10-40 window are considered unreached! This means a huge concentration of people live in the 10-40 window and lack access to the gospel!
How to Pray for Those Living in the 10-40 Window
We can make a difference in the lives of those around the world through prayer.
Prayer Prompts
Carve out a few minutes–on the drive to school, during breakfast, before bed–and lift up people groups living in the 10-40 window using the following prayer prompts (and add to this list with your own prayers!):
1) Pray for churches to give more resources to send workers to the 10-40 window.
2) Pray for those living in the 10-40 window to have access to the gospel.
Activities
Below are some activities to learn more about people residing in the 10-40 window.
1) A God-sized View of the World: Swing by Weave's website for a hands-on activity to help your family understand the 10-40 window and foster prayer along the way.
2) Watch Kids Around the World: 10-40 Window with your family. This 10-minute video unpacks what the 10-40 window is and walks through the different religions throughout the region in kid-friendly ways.
3) Visit your local library and check out books about countries in the 10-40 window. Consider using Wycliffe Kids Travel To Another Country printable worksheet to guide your research.
4) Put together a puzzle of the world. Using popsicle sticks, have your kids outline which part of the map represents the 10-40 window. Spend a few minutes praying for these countries together.
To keep digging deeper, here are resources to grow our understanding of the 10-40 window. As we increase our understanding, we can better pray for others.
1) Around the World With Kate and Mack: A Look at Languages From A to Z: Wycliffe’s Bible Translators children’s book engages kids with the impact Bible translation has on communities around the world, and it fosters a heart to pray for the Bible to continue to be translated into more languages.
1) Around the World With Kate and Mack: A Look at Languages From A to Z: Wycliffe’s Bible Translators children’s book engages kids with the impact Bible translation has on communities around the world, and it fosters a heart to pray for the Bible to continue to be translated into more languages.
2) Window on the World: An Operation World Prayer Resource: This made-for-kids global prayer book provides insight into what life is like for people in different countries and regions of the world, and it gives prayer prompts that families can use to pray for the people in each country to be reached with the gospel.
3) Hudson on a Mission: A children’s picture book about a family who moves around the world to share the gospel with a village in the 10-40 window.
As you go about this month, remember to pray for people living in the 10-40 window! Swing by next month to learn how to pray for frontier people groups (and to unpack what that even means!).