Language: Sub-Saharan countries vary in which European language they claim as their national language. World Team is working in countries where French, English, or a combination of the two is needed as a basis for communication on our teams. All African countries have at least one, and often several, trade lan- guages. The trade language is necessary for shopping in the market, navigating buses and taxis, and renting housing. In addition, each tribe speaks in it’s own vernacular or heart language. Often this is entirely different from the regional trade language. The vernacular language of the particular tribe is the key for building relation- ships and communicating spiritual truth. Do you have a burden for unreached people groups and are praying for church multiplication movements? Do you want to work alongside of African colleagues, working together in God’s great harvest fields? Do you want to hone cross-cultural leadership skills and help other Christian leaders to hone theirs? Do you want to use specialized skills in community develop- ment, adult education, or other Christian service to teach others to teach others? If so, we have much in common. Community Development, Adult Education & Christian Service in Tvc.Tbibsbo Bgsjdb Religion: Animism or African Traditional religion serves as the basis for the worldview throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Islam has a strong influence in many Sub-Saharan countries. Some say the church in Africa is a mile wide and an inch deep. Location: The Sahel, the large dry band underneath the Sahara from the east to the west coast of Africa, is home to millions of unreached people. World Team, alongside of African Christians and evangelists, is building relationships, living out the Gospel of Christ before them, and using professional skills or unique gifts or backgrounds to open doors of opportunity for deeper interaction. As a result of the consistent, self- less meeting of basic needs by dedicated evangelists, new believers are coming to faith in Jesus. People: • 2,000,000 cattle herders, merchants and politicians bound together by common trade languages and customs • 120,000 animal herdsmen living in semi-desert villages • 60,000 fishermen, many are losing their livelihood as the Sahara Desert creeps southward • Thousands of Africans living in towns and cities which host both mosques and churches World Team