Good evening July 22 AFWIS and Operation World is joining together to pray for the Italy Italian Republic, Europe

Jul 22: Italy

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Italy

Italian Republic

Europe

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Geography

Area: 301,000 sq km
A long, mountainous peninsula that dominates the central Mediterranean Sea. Also two large islands, Sardinia and Sicily.
Population: 60,097,564    Annual Growth: 0.49%
Capital: Rome
Urbanites: 68.4%
HDI Rank: 18 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 64 (17% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Italian, but vigorous use of nine regional languages akin to Italian    Languages: 42 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	49,508,373	82.38	-0.2
Evangelicals	632,714	1.1	1.9

Answer to Prayer

Global awareness has grown with rising immigration. The impact is two-fold: the presence of vibrant congregations of Eastern Europeans, Romanians, Africans, Asians and Latinos is a great encouragement to the Church in Italy, and the presence of large numbers of unevangelized peoples reminds native Italians of the need for outreach and mission at home and abroad.
     For an additional Answer to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

Challenge for Prayer

Organized crime networks have infiltrated every level of society. Their criminal activities have influence even in local and federal governments, despite the state’s attempts to reduce their power. Their income, largely from drugs and extortion/protection rackets, is such that only the government has a higher financial turnover. The Sicilian mafia and Neapolitan camorra are more well known but now less powerful than the CalabrianâNdrangheta. Pray for those courageous enough to oppose this parasitic system draining the Italian economy. Pray for Christians to live out Kingdom values and morals when faced with difficult decisions. Pray for a transformation of Italian government, law enforcement and economy.
     For an additional 10 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

More Information

The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Italy.