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Vietnam
For a more detailed listing click here The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its...
Vietnam (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Partially Reached Population: 101,599,000 Capital: Hanoi % Buddhism: 51.46 % Professing Christian: 10.19 % Evangelical: 2.17 Peoples Count: 119 In 10/40...
Vietnam (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Buddhist Number People Groups: 119 Number Languages: 106 Official Language: Vietnamese For more information go to Vietnam on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Vietnam (Prayercast)
Government: Communist Party-led State Major People Groups: Kinh, Other, Tay, Thai, Muong, Khmer, Mong, Nung GDP Per Capita: $13,700 Literacy Rate: 95.8% Unreached: 9.2% Population:...
Vietnamese Spoken at Home - El Paso County
· Type Maps · Map Date: 2018 · Data Source: American Community Survey, 2015, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs · Partners: LightSys Technology Services, U.S. Government...
View of Asia on a Globe
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 2004 ·Producer: GMI ·Collection: Projects 2004 ·Size: 8½ by 11 inches, landscape ·Categories: Type :: Maps Continent/Region :: Asia Partners :: Global Mapping International...
View of the Eastern Hemisphere on a Globe
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 2004 ·Producer: GMI ·Collection: Projects 2004 ·Size: 8½ by 11 inches, landscape ·Categories: Type :: Maps Continent/Region :: World Partners :: Global Mapping International...
View of the Pacific on a Globe
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 2004 ·Producer: GMI ·Collection: Projects 2004 ·Size: 8½ by 11 inches, landscape ·Categories: Type :: Maps Continent/Region :: Oceania Partners :: Global Mapping International...
Vignettes of Youth Around the World
Children have always been a part of God’s plan. The church has the opportunity and the responsibility to make an impact on the next generation. Karsten Huettmann describes today’s youth as a generation at risk, but also as those who are best...
Violence (Prayercast)
enslaved by hatred, rage, and vengeance In 1997, Samuel Huntington controversially said: "Islam’s borders are bloody." The violence convulsing Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, etc., has been in the daily news. Why are there so many violent conflicts...
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
For a more detailed listing click here The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the...
Virgin Islands (U.S.) (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Significantly Reached Population: 84,000 Capital: Charlotte Amalie % Professing Christian: 94.21 % Evangelical: 24.47 Peoples Count: 7 In 10/40 Window:...
Virgin Islands (U.S.) (WorldBank)
NOTE: The most recent year's information is shown below. Click on the year to see all years for this indicator. COMMUNICATION2021 80,000 Mobile cellular subscriptions2017 64 Individuals using the...
Visiting the Trends of Lausanne
Valdir Steuernagel and Maicon Steuernagel The CTC as the “roadmap”1 for the Lausanne MovementThe CTC facing “prosperity gospel” and asking for a different way to live in missionDrinking from its own tradition:Identifying some of the marks of...
Visual Affect as Validation of Truth
At the beginning of the 21st century, William Dyrness observed: There is surely a fundamental agreement on all sides that we have entered a visual era. Moreover—although here there is probably less agreement—there is no going back. [. . .] And...
Visual Affect as Validation of Truth
At the beginning of the 21st century, William Dyrness observed: "There is surely a fundamental agreement on all sides that we have entered a visual era. Moreover—although here there is probably less agreement—there is no going back. [. . .] And...
Wahhabi (Prayercast)
seeking to purify and return Islam to its earliest roots. Wahhabism began as a reform movement within Islam in the eighteenth century in what is now Saudi Arabia. It is named after Muhammad Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab (1703-1792), who was a follower of Ibn...
Wake Island
For a more detailed listing click here The US annexed Wake Island in 1899 for a cable station. An important air and naval base was constructed in 1940-41. In December 1941, the island was captured by the Japanese and held until the end of World War...
Wales (Prayercast)
Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy; A Commonwealth Realm Major People Groups: White, Other, Black/African/Caribbean/black British, Asian/Asian British: Indian, Mixed, Asian/Asian British: Pakistani GDP Per...
Walking Humbly with God
Ruth Padilla DeBorst calls Christians to embrace a life of justice, humility, and compassion, following the example of Jesus Christ. She urges believers to stand in solidarity with the marginalized and oppressed, not for personal gain, but to embody...
Walking in the Newness of Life
Kenyan pastor Calisto Odede preaches from Ephesians 4:17-6:9. He challenges us to consider whether Christianity makes any difference in our lives, instructing us to walk in the newness of life. (2 videos) For more information go to Walking in the...
Walking with Jesus (Africa) (Jesus Film)
"Walking With Jesus" is a mini-series designed to have new followers of Jesus grow in their relationship with Christ. The mini-series depicts common African life scenarios, modeling committed Christian discipleship. "Walking With Jesus" strengthens...
Wallis & Futuna Islands (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 3 Number Languages: 3 Official Language: French, Uvean, Futunan For more information go to Wallis & Futuna Islands on the Operation World website. The above link...
Wallis and Futuna Islands
For a more detailed listing click here The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842, and took official control of them...
Wallis and Futuna Islands (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Superficially Reached Population: 11,000 Capital: Mata’utu % Professing Christian: 98.46 % Evangelical: 1.77 Peoples Count: 3 In 10/40 Window:...
War (Prayercast)
It is no understatement to say that our world is at war. Global Security lists 42 ongoing conflicts today, 11 of which have been started in the past 5 years. And many more conflicts are on the brink of war. The hatred runs deep, the tensions high,...
Wartime Ministry in Ukraine - Part II
To the question, ‘Why haven’t you left Ukraine in this time of war?’ Ivan Rusyn,1 a church planter, pastor of a church in Kiev and current president of the Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS) responds with confidence and joy:...
Wartime Ministry in Ukraine Part I
In the midst of war, the church in Ukraine is not retreating—it is advancing with the love of Christ. This article shares powerful stories of pastors and ministry leaders who are serving on the front lines, offering spiritual and physical support...
Water is Not a "Natural Resource" (Missio Nexus)
As we commemorate World Water Day we can all agree that life needs water. But who’s water is it? Explore the dynamics of access, conservation and pollution and then consider that the water we all need might just belong to the Creator of that...
Way of Hope in Cambodia
Cambodia’s approximately 12 million people have suffered decades of civil war, including genocide under the Khmer Rouge holocaust, where as many as 2 million people died. This extended period of destruction has devastated Cambodia’s social,...