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S pa in “An Open Mission Field”. Decision www.e-decision.org. updated February 19, 2009. The Evangelization of. Sp ai n. Necessary. Possible!. Urgent!!. The Evangelization of S pa in. Why is it necessary ? Why is it urgent ??. 46,000,000 inhabitants... 45,000,000+ Lost.

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Decision e-decision

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  1. Spain“An Open Mission Field” Decision www.e-decision.org updated February 19, 2009

  2. The Evangelization of Spain Necessary Possible! Urgent!!

  3. The Evangelization of Spain • Why is it necessary ? • Why is it urgent ?? • 46,000,000 inhabitants... • 45,000,000+Lost

  4. > Geographic & Demographic data Spain Area 505,998 km2 Population (2008): Iberian Peninsula 42,860,173 Canary Islands 2,075,968Balearic Islands 1,072,844 Ceuta and Melilla (North Africa)148,837 Total : 46,157,822

  5. Spain> Her territories Autonomous Communities 17 Provinces 50 Towns and Cities 8,112

  6. Spain> Her languages Castilian Spanish: Catalan: Galician: Basque (Euskera): Caló (gypsy): Sign Language: 46.158.000 7.364.000 2.784.000 2.157.000 350.000 120.000

  7. Spain> Religious beliefs Practicing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 % Non-practicing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . 55 % Atheists, agnostics, uncommitted . . . . . 20 %* Other groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 % Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000 Mormons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000 ? Jehovah’s Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,000 Muslims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000,000 Evangelicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000 Nominal Protestants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200,000 *46 % of Spanish youth are atheists or agnostics

  8. 1968 2009 Evangelical churches: 300 2,300 Evangelical believers: 20,000 400,000 Denominations: 5 50 Missions: 19 200 Missionaries: 35 2,000 Spain> Evangelical growth 41 years = 500%+increase

  9. Spain > New churches 1968 2009 Madrid 18 300 Barcelona 21 400 Galicia 26 110 Ten Provinces* 0 90 *Alava, Avila, Caceres, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Navarre, Segovia, Soria, Teruel, Toledo Growth of the Evangelical Churches

  10. The number of cities and towns with more than 5,000 population reached since 1982 is . . . 300+ Spain> New towns reached

  11. Spain> compared One of the least evangelized countries in the world!

  12. España comparado al mundo

  13. Spain> Communities Population per evangelical believer By autonomous communities Navarre 1 believer per 1,218 inhabitants Asturias 1 believer per 609 “ Andalusia 1 believer per 460 “ Madrid 1 believer per 391 “ Catalonia 1 believer per 341 “

  14. Spain > Provinces Population per evangelical believer By provinces Soria 1 believer per 1.850 inhabitants Avila 1 believer per 1.046 “ Cadiz 1 believer per 337 “ Valladolid 1 believer per 328 “ Barcelona 1 believer per 312 “

  15. Spain > her towns

  16. Towns with more than 5,000 population without an evangelical testimony Spain > her towns PopulationTowns without testimony over 20,000 10 15,000 to 20,000 20 10,000 to 15,000 77 5,000 to 10,000 270 Total towns over 5,000 w/o testimony: 377

  17. The 10 largest towns without evangelical testimony Spain > her towns

  18. Ask the Lord to send workers for the towns Adopt a town in order to intercede for its people What can we do ? Go and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15 Give so that others can fulfill their calling

  19. Spain Land of Missions 45,000,000+ LOST

  20. for moreinformation Spain > Decision Spain Telephone: (+34) 91 742 7911 E-mail: decision@e-decision.org Internet: www.e-decision.org

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