Decision updated February 19, 2009 Spain “An Open Mission Field”

The Evangelization of Necessary Possible! Urgent!! Spain

The Evangelization of Spain bWbWbWbWhy is it necessary ? b Wb Wb Wb Why is it urgent ?? 46,000,000 inhabitants... 45,000,000+ L ost

Spain Area 505,998 km2 Population (2008): Iberian Peninsula42,860,173 Canary Islands 2,075,968 Balearic Islands 1,072,844 Ceuta and Melilla (North Africa) 148,837 Total : 46,157,822 > Geographic & Demographic data

Spain > Her territories Autonomous Communities17 Provinces50 Towns and Cities 8,112

Spain > Her languages Castilian Spanish: Catalan:Galician: Basque (Euskera): Caló (gypsy): Sign Language:

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

Evangelical churches: 300 2,300 Evangelical believers: 20, ,000 Denominations: 5 50 Missions: Missionaries: 35 2, years = 500%+ increase Spain Spain > Evangelical growth

Madrid Barcelona Galicia Ten Provinces* 0 90 *Alava, Avila, Caceres, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Navarre, Segovia, Soria, Teruel, Toledo Growth of the Evangelical Churches Spain > New churches Spain Spain > New churches

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

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

España comparado al mundo

Spain Spain > Communities Population per evangelical believer By autonomous communities Navarre1 believer per 1,218 inhabitants Asturias1 believerper 609 “ Andalusia1 believerper 460 “ Madrid1 believerper 391 “ Catalonia1 believerper 341 “

Population per evangelical believer By provinces Soria1 believerper inhabitants Avila1 believerper 1.046“ Cadiz1 believerper 337“ Valladolid1 believerper 328“ Barcelona1 believer per 312“ Spain Spain > Provinces

Spain > her towns

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

Spain > her towns The 10 largest towns without evangelical testimony MUNICIPALITYPROVINCEAUT. COM.POPULATION Torre-PachecoMurcia 30,351 OlivaValencia 28,279 PonteareasPontevedraGalicia22,750 Oliva (La)Las PalmasCanaries21,354 Sant Josep de sa TalaiaBalearic Isl. 21,304 LalínPontevedraGalicia21,130 CártamaMálagaAndalusia20,436 BéteraValencia 20,292 PájaraLas PalmasCanaries20,283 Guía de IsoraSta. Cruz de TenerifeCanaries20,004

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

Spain Land of Missions 45,000,000+LOST

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