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

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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. Spain > Her languages Castilian Spanish: Catalan:Galician: Basque (Euskera): Caló (gypsy): Sign Language: 46.158.0007.364.0002.784.0002.157.000350.000120.000

8. Spain 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 *46 %of Spanish youth are atheists or agnostics

9. 1968 2009 Evangelical churches: 300 2,300 Evangelical believers: 20,000 400,000 Denominations: 5 50 Missions: 19 200 Missionaries: 35 2,000 41 years = 500%+ increase Spain Spain > Evangelical growth

10. 1968 2009 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 Spain > New churches Spain Spain > New churches

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

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

13. España comparado al mundo

14. 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 “

15. Population per evangelical believer By provinces Soria1 believerper 1.850 inhabitants Avila1 believerper 1.046“ Cadiz1 believerper 337“ Valladolid1 believerper 328“ Barcelona1 believer per 312“ Spain Spain > Provinces

16. Spain > her towns

18. Spain > her towns Towns with more than 5,000 population without an evangelical testimony Population Towns 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

19. 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

20. 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

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

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