Consequently, homage is paid to the spirits through sacrifices of money, food, or incense. Kublai Khan, conqueror of empires, in 1266 asked Rome to send 100 missionaries to Mongolia to teach him and his nobles about Christianity. Two people volunteered. On their journey eastward, they turned back because of bad weather. Generation upon generation of Mongolians had lived and died without ever hearing the Gospel.
China is the land of one billion people.
Upwards of 600 million of these have probably never heard of Jesus Christ. The remainder most likely have not heard an accurate presentation of the Gospel. Of 120 million Japanese, less than one percent have heard of salvation through Christ. The overwhelming majority face a hopeless eternity. Just after the turn of the century, a single woman equipped only with a suitcase and a vision left the United States for China.