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SSpapainin“An Open Mission Field”“An Open Mission Field”

The Evangelization ofThe Evangelization of

NecessaryNecessary

Possible!Possible!

Urgent!!Urgent!!

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The Evangelization of The Evangelization of

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Why is it necessary ?Why is it necessary ? Why is it urgent ??Why is it urgent ??

46,000,000 inhabitants...

45,000,000+ LostLost

SSpapaiinnAreaArea 505,998 km 505,998 km22

Population (2008):Population (2008): Iberian PeninsulaIberian Peninsula42,860,17342,860,173 Canary Islands Canary Islands 2,075,9682,075,968 Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands 1,072,844 1,072,844Ceuta and Melilla Ceuta and Melilla (North Africa)(North Africa) 148,837148,837

Total :Total : 46,157,822 46,157,822

> Geographic & > Geographic & Demographic Demographic datadata

SSpapainin > Her > Her territoriesterritories

Autonomous CommunitiesAutonomous Communities 1717

ProvincesProvinces 5050

Towns and CitiesTowns and Cities 8,112 8,112

SSpapainin > Her > Her languageslanguagesCastilian Spanish:Castilian Spanish:

Catalan:Catalan:

Galician:Galician:

Basque (Euskera):Basque (Euskera):

Caló (gypsy):Caló (gypsy):

Sign Language:Sign Language:

46.158.0046.158.0000

7.364.0007.364.000

2.784.0002.784.000

2.157.0002.157.000

350.000350.000

120.000120.000

SSpapainin > Religious Religious beliefsbeliefsPracticing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 %Practicing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 %

Non-practicing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . 55 %Non-practicing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . 55 %

Atheists, agnostics, uncommitted . . . . . 20 %*Atheists, agnostics, uncommitted . . . . . 20 %*

Other groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 %20 %Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000

Mormons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mormons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000 ?. . 40,000 ?Jehovah’s WitnessesJehovah’s Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,000Muslims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Muslims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000,0001,000,000Evangelicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000Evangelicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000Nominal Protestants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200,000Nominal Protestants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200,000

**46 %46 % of Spanish youth are atheists or agnostics of Spanish youth are atheists or agnostics

1968 20091968 2009Evangelical churches: 300 2,300Evangelical churches: 300 2,300

Evangelical believers: 20,000 400,000Evangelical believers: 20,000 400,000

Denominations: 5 50Denominations: 5 50

Missions: 19 Missions: 19 200200

Missionaries: 35 Missionaries: 35 2,0002,000

41 years = 41 years = 500%+500%+ increaseincrease

SSpapainin > Evangelical Evangelical growthgrowth

1968 20091968 2009MadridMadrid 18 18 300 300BarcelonaBarcelona 21 21 400 400GaliciaGalicia 26 26 110 110Ten Provinces*Ten Provinces* 0 0 90 90*Alava, Avila, Caceres, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Navarre, Segovia, Soria, *Alava, Avila, Caceres, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Navarre, Segovia, Soria,

Teruel, ToledoTeruel, Toledo

Growth of the Evangelical Growth of the Evangelical ChurchesChurches

SSpapain in > > New New churcheschurchesSSpapain in > > New New churcheschurches

The number of cities and towns with The number of cities and towns with more than more than 5,000 population5,000 population reached since reached since 19821982 is . . . is . . .

300+300+

SSpapainin > New towns New towns reachedreached

One of the One of the least evangelizedleast evangelized countries in countries in the world!the world!

SSpapainin > > comparedcompared

España comparado al España comparado al mundomundo

SSpapainin > > CommunitiesCommunities

Population per evangelical believerPopulation per evangelical believer

By autonomous communities By autonomous communities NavarreNavarre 1 believer per 1,218 inhabitants1 believer per 1,218 inhabitants

AsturiasAsturias 1 believer1 believer per 609 “ per 609 “

AndalusiaAndalusia 1 believer1 believer per 460 “per 460 “

MadridMadrid 1 believer1 believer per 391 “ per 391 “

CataloniaCatalonia 1 believer1 believer per 341 “per 341 “

Population per evangelical believerPopulation per evangelical believerBy provincesBy provinces

SoriaSoria 1 believer1 believer per 1.850 per 1.850 inhabitantsinhabitants

AvilaAvila 1 believer1 believer per 1.046per 1.046 ““

CadizCadiz 1 believer1 believer perper 337 337 ““

ValladolidValladolid 1 believer1 believer perper 328 328 ““

BarcelonaBarcelona 1 believer 1 believer perper 312 312““

SSpapainin > > ProvincesProvinces

SSpapain in > her > her townstowns

Testimony in municipalities of 5,000 or more inhabitants in Spain

70755%

20616%

37729%

with owntestimony

within 5 kmof other

withouttestimony

SSpapain in > her > her townstowns

Towns with more than 5,000 population Towns with more than 5,000 population without an evangelical testimonywithout an evangelical testimony

PopulationPopulation Towns without Towns without testimonytestimony

over 20,000over 20,000 10 10

15,000 to 20,00015,000 to 20,000 20 20

10,000 to 15,00010,000 to 15,000 77 77

5,000 to 10,0005,000 to 10,000 270270Total towns over 5,000 w/o testimony: Total towns over 5,000 w/o testimony:

377377

SSpapain in > her > her townstownsThe 10 largest towns without evangelical testimonyThe 10 largest towns without evangelical testimony

MUNICIPALITY PROVINCE AUT. COM. POPULATION

Torre-Pacheco Murcia Murcia 30,351

Oliva Valencia Valencia 28,279

Ponteareas Pontevedra Galicia 22,750

Oliva (La) Las Palmas Canaries 21,354

Sant Josep de sa Talaia Balearic Isl. Balearic Isl. 21,304

Lalín Pontevedra Galicia 21,130

Cártama Málaga Andalusia 20,436

Bétera Valencia Valencia 20,292

Pájara Las Palmas Canaries 20,283

Guía de Isora Sta. Cruz de Tenerife Canaries 20,004

What can we do ?What can we do ?AskAsk the Lord to send the Lord to send workers for the townsworkers for the towns

AdoptAdopt a town in order to a town in order to intercede for its peopleintercede for its people

Go and preachGo and preach the the gospel to every gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15creature. Mark 16:15

GiveGive so that others so that others can fulfill their can fulfill their callingcalling

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Land of Land of MissionsMissions

45,000,0045,000,000+0+

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