The Country of Italy

Overview

Over 116,000 square miles, Italy is only slightly larger than the State of Arizona; yet it’s population is approximately 58,000,000 people.

Few countries offer such a diversity of scenery, ranging from Alpine snow-capped peaks in the north, to the sun kissed coasts of the island of Sicily in the south.

High unemployment, inefficient government (55 different governments since WWII) corruption in high political ranks, and a heavy tax burden all contribute to the economic uncertainty of Italy.
The Need

Less than 1% of Italians are Protestants and very few of them are born again Christians. Over 95% of the population is Roman Catholic. According to the latest Italian Census there are 338,000 Protestants.

Of the more than 30,000 cities, towns and villages, less than 1,500 have an evangelical church or a missionary. There is only one evangelical missionary for every 200,000 people. 90% of all missionaries in Italy drop out within 5 years of service and never return.

All of the cults are growing in Italy. In the city of Rome, the largest Moslem mosque outside of an Arab country was recently constructed.