1.1 billion people have yet to hear the Good News. Female circumcision is common throughout much of Africa and parts of the Middle East. Nor is this custom showing any sign of slowing down. If we do the math, we discover that equates to 300 per hour, or 7,200 per day, or 50,400 per week, or 2,620,800 per year.
Political activism is one ministry option.
Ministry to women is another, since female circumcision can result in a number of reproductive illnesses and complications in pregnancies. World Bank researchers have estimated that 3 to 12 percent of all pregnancies worldwide result in serious illness for women. Ministering to pregnant women ought to be a viable ministry option which would be just as acceptable in many places as building shelters and helping with refugees.