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What Is the “10-40 Window”?

The 10-40 Window is the rectangular area of North Africa, the Middle East and Asia approximately between 10 degrees north and 40 degrees north latitude. The 10-40 Window is often called “The Resistant Belt” and includes the majority of the world’s Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists.  Think T.H.U.M.B. when you hear 10-40 Window:  Tribes (or unreached people groups), Hindus, China (okay…a “C” turned on its side “U”!), Muslims, and Buddhists!  For more information click on the image to the left and find out more from the “Joshua Project” website.

Missions Partnerships

Pastor Frank Godberg (Kolar Gold Fields, India) (updated 10. Nov)

IBCB supports the missions ministry of Pastor Frank Godberg as he serves the Bethel Mission Church.  The church has a significant outreach ministry to widows, children, and the poor.  In 2008, a short-term missions team was sent by IBCB to assist Pastor Frank and to learn about his ministry.  Below is a slideshow of some pictures highlighting the ministry to widows, children, and the poor. One current project is the construction of a “girl’s home”!

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Pastor Harold Holdbrook (Accra, Ghana)

IBCB supports the missions ministry of pastor Harold Holdbrook as he leads the Harris Chapel Baptist Church and teaches in the Ghana Baptist Theological Institute.  One of his church’s significant ministries is their Christian school.  Below is the most recent ministry report and a slideshow of recent photographs from Pastor Holdbrook.

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Church Planting and Indigenous Missionary Project (IMP)

IBCB believes that the church is God’s primary means of accomplishing his purpose in people’s lives and in his world.  Therefore, we emphasize planting and growing healthy churches.  We support Messianic outreach in Prague, Czech Republic and Budapest, Hungary.  We support the European Baptist Federation’s church planting Indigenous Missionary Project by sponsoring church planters in Slovakia, Hungary, Israel, and Iraq.

To find out more about our partnership with the EBF, the IMP, and the church planters we support click on the links below:

European Baptist Federation, http://www.ebf.org/

Indigenous Missionary Project, http://www.ebf.org/imp/

IMP Hungary (Romani People Group)

We pray for and partner with two church planters (Ignac Szoke and Janos Rezmuves) working with the Romani people of Hungary.

IMP Report Hungary June 09 (w/ pictures and prayer requests)

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Romani, An Unreached People (w/ picture, description, and prayer guide)

Additional Projects

Our Missions Vision is a “glo-cal” vision of making a strategic impact for God’s Kingdom purpose globally and locally through prayer, participation, and partnership. (Our Missions Vision)  In addition to the missions partnerships mentioned above here are our other partners:

Local:

• Turkish Outreach Ministry
• Berliner Stadtmission
• Gemeinsame Berlin
• International Forum

Global:

• Göttingen Church Plant
• BlueMed Ministries (North Africa)

For more information about our missions partners, contact the pastor and/or leadership council.