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Thousands of mission organizations and churches exist around the world; yet, how many of them are we truly connect- ed to? Often, two mission organizations work in the same geographical location, doing the same ministry, yet they don’t know each other. Our goal in Billion. Global is to help foster lasting connec- tions for the sake of Gospel advance- ment. We hope that partners stay con- nected beyond 2026, after the vision has been completed, to continue the work until all have heard. toward compassion ministries. This is an alarming epidemic among Western Christians. Billion.Global seeks to encourage partners to keep evange- lism and disciple-making at the forefront of their ministry priorities. Disciple-Making Catalyst JOIN If you are part of a mission organization, church, or denomination, request to join the Billion.Global coalition or refer an or- ganization you think may be a good fit at www.Billion.Global. How? How can you get involved? PRAY Visit www.Billion.Global to sign up to re- ceive prayer requests by email. According to MissioNexus, in 2005, 70 percent of North American-based mis- sion organizations focused on evange- lism and disciple-making as a top priority. By 2016, only 45 percent of these or- ganizations had evangelism and disciple- making as their main focus, shifting more 5