When you think of Italy, what comes to your mind – great food?....picturesque landscapes?...ancient monuments?...maybe, beautiful art…or inspiring music?...how about some the fastest sports cars in the world? Sounds like an incredible place to visit, right?
But there’s another side to Italy; one that most never see. Today I invite to you take another look, not through the eyes of a tourist, but through the eyes of God.
Contrary to popular opinion, Italy is actually a mission field. It have be “Christianized”, but it has NEVER been evangelized. It’s time to wake up Italy!
Of Italy’s estimated 60 million inhabitants, 95% identify themselves as Catholics, but only 5% actually attend mass regularly. Unfortunately religion is more tradition and convenience than a life-changing choice. Today even the veneer of religion is being worn away by ever-increasing secularism and materialism.
This leaves millions searching for answers about life. Instead of relying on a personal relationship with a loving Savior many turn to the occult. Last year alone Italians spent over $8.5 billion consulting with physics and clairvoyants for advice!
Those who are still searching in Italy for an authentic community of believers, will have to look very hard. Of Italy’s 33,500 cities only 1500 have an evangelical church of any Protestant denomination. 32,000 cities still have no church!
With so few churches is there any wonder why many in Italy have completely turned away from God? God has called our family to Italy help point others to the light of Jesus. We want to offer the millions in Italy who are familiar with Jesus, the son of Mary the chance to know him as Jesus, the risen Son of God!
However, we can’t do the work alone! We need your support through prayer and financial giving to go forward in sharing the gospel with the Italian people.
Will you pray and ask the Lord how you to respond? Will you help us to… Wake Up Italy?
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