PLAN DE RUGACIUNE – Gibraltar
Asezarea geografica :
Sud-vestul Europei, este invecinata cu stramtoarea Gibraltar , care leaga Marea Mediterana si Oceanul Antlantic, in coasta de sud a Spaniei.
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain . (CIA-The World Factbook )
Populatia :
aproape 28 de mii . (July 2006 est.) (CIA-The World Factbook )
Religia: Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% ( Operation World)
Grupuri etnice: Spaniard 2,600 , Jew 500, Indo-Pakistani 300, Gibraltarian 18,000, Deaf - Unknown British 3,600, Arab, Moroccan 2,400 (CIA-The World Factbook ) Realitati: - Gibraltar
este capatul ascutit si stancos al Spaniei care protejeaza intrarea vestica catre Mediterana. " Gibraltar
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is the rocky tip of Spain that protects the western entrance to the Meditteranean “. ( Operation World) Aeasta tara se guverneaza singura cu exceptia Apararii si Politicii Externe. " Gibraltar is self-governing except in defence and foreign policy.. ( WorldInfoZone) In 1967 si 2002 , populatia Gibraltarului au votat sa ramana in dependenta de Marea Britanie . "In 1967 and 2002 the people of Gibraltar voted to remain a British dependency." ( WorldInfoZone)
Provocari pentru rugaciune:
1)
Majoritatea populatiei este catolica. Sa ne rugam ca ei sa poata sa evanghelizeze pe cei 6 milioane de turisti care vin in fiecare an.” The majority of the population is Catholic. Pray that there would outreach for the 6 million tourists. “ ( Operation World)
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Exista o biserica mica de arabi –crestini in mijlocul comunitatii de 7000 de marocani care lucreaza in Gibraltar. Sa ne rugam ca acesti catva crestini sa fie eficienti in vestirea Evangheliei. “There is one small Arabic-speaking church within the community of 7,000 Moroccons who work in Gibraltar. Pray these few Christians can be effective in sharing the gospel both here and with friends and families in Morocco. ” ( Operation World)