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Evangelizing Roma in Rome

Prayer Requests — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:00:35 +0000

A member of the ROMA CLUSTER in ITLAY asks that you intercede for speed in evangelizing the camps in Rome. He writes, “I am surprised by how many new people I find every time I visit the camps. They come and go so fast that I cannot keep track of all of them.”

God at Work in Rome, Italy

Prayer Requests — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:00:12 +0000

The ROME TEAM (WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN CLUSTER) now has a small building that they are confident will soon host a church plant. This confidence stems from the certainty that God made this building possible, and because they sense that He is at work in a big way. In Oct., they hosted a photo show for Italian photographers to display their work and over 100 people visited! Recently, they maxed out their upstairs room with university students for a movie night. They have also started a Bible study. Intercede for a core group of Italian believers that will be the beginning of a church plant. Ask that they will be the light of Christ and serve the community.

God is Present in Economic Crisis

Prayer Requests — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:00:51 +0000

Intercede with the ROME TEAM (WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN CLUSTER) for a local Italian pastor, who will be leading a discussion today on the presence of God in this current economic crisis, which is hitting Italy particularly hard. Intercede that just the right people will attend and find Hope.

New Building for Ministry in Rome

Prayer Requests — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:00:23 +0000

The ROME TEAM (WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN CLUSTER) requests intercession for their new rented building that will be opening this month. Ask that the Father will use this space in a mighty way and guide and bless the activities and ministry that will take place there. Petition that team members will have godly vision, ideas, wisdom, and insight.

Missouri Volunteers in Rome, Italy

Prayer Requests — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:00:54 +0000

A team from Missouri is coming to Rome from Aug 26-Sept 5. Ask for wisdom and safety. Lift them up as they will be prayerwalking, performing mimes, making home visits, cleaning facilities, and holding a “back to school block party” in the area of Laurentino, Italy, where members of the WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN CLUSTER are part of a church plant.

Difficult Times for Roma in Italy

Prayer Requests — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:00:02 +0000

Intercede with the ROMA CLUSTER for the Roma in the Rome, Italy area. Two of the camps have been dismantled by the police and the Roma have scattered. Ask for the workers there to be able to show the Father’s love to the Roma during this difficult time.

Unreached People Group – Germans and Austrians in Italy

Prayer Requests — Mon, 02 May 2011 06:00:49 +0000

UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP: Around 484,000 Germans and Austrians live in the area of northern Italy, known as Trentino-South Tyrol. This is an autonomous region that was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1919, where the majority of people speak an Austro-Bavarian dialect of German. High mountains, wide valleys, and numerous lakes, make this a popular, year-round vacation spot. Tourists can easily find accommodations in one of the many hotels and can also treat themselves to a day at a wellness spa. With only a few Evangelical communities, the German-speaking, South Tyroleans are an unreached people, who need to hear and accept the gospel. Intercede that the residents of South Tyrol, who are not believers, will not only experience physical well-being, but that they will also find spiritual rest and peace in the Son.

Albanians in Italy

Prayer Requests — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:00:11 +0000

From 1399 onwards, Italy has had an Albanian minority known as the Arbëreshë, who are scattered across Southern Italy. The majority of Albanians, however, arrived after 1991 and surpassed this older population in number. Together, these 2 groups have a population of over 400,000. Although they have some characteristics in common, they are still 2 distinct groups. The Arbëreshë have moved away from the use of their native language, and now prefer Italian, but they have a very strong social presence and ethnic cohesion. For the more recent Albanian immigrants, who either cannot or chose not to claim an Arbëreshë identity, there exists a strong pressure to assimilate into Italian culture as an ethnic “coping mechanism.” Researchers have discovered that Albanians in Italy are often stereotyped as committing the most heinous of crimes. Name-changing is one way that Albanians have coped with this situation. Intercede that the Albanians in Italy will have opportunities to hear the gospel and that they will soon bear the name of Christ and show His love to those around them.

Rivers of Living Water in Italy

Prayer Requests — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:00:10 +0000

Many times when people hear about ITALY (WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN CLUSTER) they think of pizza and pasta and the famous gondolas in romantic Venice. Intercede that the Father will use the Christian tourists, who visit Venice and other parts of Italy to share their faith even while on vacation. Ask that Italians will believe in the Son and have “rivers of living water” flowing from within them (John 7:38).

Rome, Italy

Prayer Requests — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:00:23 +0000

A small, weekly Bible study has begun in Rome. Currently, one Italian is attending. Celebrate this development with the ROME TEAM (WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN CLUSTER) and ask that as the Father blesses and uses it for His glory that it will grow. Ask for continued wisdom and guidance for the team, as well as salvation for this man and many others! Also in Rome on Sat. and Sun. (Nov. 20 and 21) is the International Baptist Missions Conference. Lift up a team member, as she leads a seminar on “Prayer and Missions.” Ask for an anointing of the Spirit and that the attendees will hear from and come to know the Father.