Italy for Allah?
Posted by Drew | Filed under General
I wanted to add some content here about why ministry in Italy is compelling. The following is from my January support letter.
Here’s something that I think is especially compelling (compelling because it’s so sobering). It involves the apparent cultural direction of the European continent. This information comes from research done by Josh McDowell, who made the statement that by the end of this century, Europe will be a Muslim continent. The cause will not be Islamic evangelism, but the stark contrast between population growth between European countries, and their neighboring Muslim nations. Actually, it’s population growth versus population decline. And Italy has one of the sharpest declines in Europe.
I don’t know if anything can be done to prevent this cultural transformation. But it may not have to coincide with a spiritual transformation. I’m confident that the Christian church in today’s Italy will offer very little resistance to the flourishing of the Muslim faith of any immigrants. But what I believe could happen is that a growing church that is clearly alive and bearing fruit will prove more appealing to the land’s newcomers than the religious traditions of their home country.
But if the church is to become alive by the end of the century, I believe it must begin to change today. That’s why we are in Italy. That’s what we are partnering together to do. Please continue to pray for the Italians, and pray with urgency that God would move and build His church so that Italians would truly believe and truly worship.
Thank you for playing a role in this very important and strategic ministry. Your work in prayer and financial support is essential. And I am very grateful.
