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28th February 2010 |
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Pray for Switzerland
Population 7.6 million People 184 per sq km Religion 86% Christian Positives An amazing country with spectacular panoramic views at every point. A skiers paradise. Switzerland has the highest proportion of foreign residents of any major state in Europe. The major cities are becoming internationalized — Geneva is 35% non-Swiss. There are a number of agencies and churches committed to ministry to them. There are now evangelical congregations among 28 ethnic groups.
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Prayer needs The great reformers, Calvin and Zwingli, expounded the truths of Scripture in this land, but few today have any interest or understanding of what real Christianity is. Wealth, comfort, indifference and a vague religiosity have become the norm. The socio-politico upheavals towards the end of the 20th Century stirred an uncertainty and identity crisis in the hearts of many, but it is the occult and eastern religions that the younger generation are exploring. Many baptised as children no longer retain any church link, and enrolled membership of Protestants and Catholics has halved in 30 years. Pray that the Swiss may find the true way in Jesus Christ, and that the nation might be stirred again by the Holy Spirit.
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