About Italy

Many people believe Italy is a 'Christian' nation and not in need of missionaries. The following statistics, however, speak for themselves:

Italy Is Spiritually Bankrupt

Out of 57 million people living in Italy, only one-half of one percent (285,000) are members of a Protestant denomination.

Our local province of Frosinone in central Italy — along with several in the north such as Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Florence and Bologna — have a born-again population of only one-tenth of one percent!

Of the 33,000 communities in the country, only 2,000 have an evangelical witness. The other 31,000 have no evangelical presence whatsoever.

Witchcraft Is Widespread

Approximately 100,000 people are believed to be practicing magicians (psychics, witches, and fortune tellers). This is more than the number of Catholic Priests, and 324 times the number of Protestant missionaries and evangelists.

Satanism is very strong in the north and is rapidly moving toward the south. Satanic practice includes praying for the removal of all Christian evangelical missionaries from the country.

Approximately 80% of the Italian population have consulted or will consult a witch, psychic, or fortune teller at least once in their lifetime.

Many politicians consult witches and psychics before every election, and some big corporations consult them before investing in major projects.

The magicians, fortune tellers, and psychics have daily programs on local and national television. They are also invited to the majority of television programs for fun and to help entertain people... so they are becoming part of daily life for most Italians.

What surprises and alarms me is how carelessly people engage in and entertain these satanic practices — while these same people would be self-conscious to proclaim Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior! Apparently, they'd rather listen to what a witch or psychic has to say than to hear what God has to say!

Our God Is Marching On!

During the past 17 years God gave us grace to start three churches, two of which I am still pastoring until God raises up leaders who can take care of them.

We also helped another group grow from six to forty members.

During the past three years we had 49 water baptisms and many received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. And this occurred in a province where not a single soul was saved in the previous 15 years!

We also have three home groups in different towns in the province.

And last but not least, God granted us a major victory during 2002 when the Mayor of Frosinone allowed us to form a group of religious leaders known as an "Inter-religious Table". Although the group consists of leaders from other religions that do not profess Christ, at least now we have the opportunity to go to the public high schools and speak to the students about Christianity and Jesus Christ.

In our city, we have some ten different high schools set up by courses of study rather than logistics. We were able to have the first meeting with four high schools in 2002! And with God’s help, during the coming years we will be able to share with more students and teachers about the love our Savior has for them. Praise God!