PLAN DE RUGACIUNE – Grecia

Informatii adunate, aranjate si traduse de Dorin Pele.

Asezarea geografica :
Sudul Europei la Mediterana si invecinata cu Albania, Macedonia
- republica in fosta Iugoslavie, Bulgaria si Turcia. Teritoriul Greciei
include si peste 100 de insule populate.
South of Europe on the Mediterranean and bordered by Albania, the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey. Greece's territory includes
over one hundred inhabited islands . (WorldInfoZone )

Populatia : peste 10 milioane si jumatate . (July 2006 est.) (CIA-The World

Factbook )

Religia: Christian 95.15%, non religious/other 3.30%, Muslim 1.50%, Jewish

0.05% ( Operation World)

Grupuri etnice:
Greci : 95%, greci-pontici : 1,5%, Aromani: 1,5%, macedonieni: 1,5% , turci : 1% si
alte 22 mici grupuri etnice. (CIA-The World Factbook )

Realitati:
- "one of poorest countries in Europe". Una dintre cel mai
sarace tari din Europa . ( Operation World)
- “Greece was the first European country to ever hear the gospel”
Grecia a fost prima tara din Europa care a auzit pentru prima data
Evanghelia. ( Operation World)
- “The Olympic Games originated in Greece around 776 BC."
Jocurile Olimpice au avut loc pentru prima data in Grecia in jurul anului
776 inainte de Cristos. ( WorldInfoZone)
Provocari pentru rugaciune:

1) Biserica Ortodoxa este inima culturii si identitatii

grecesti, si din acest motiv orice alta exprimare a
crestinismului adesease sint amenintate. Sa ne
rugam pentru o completa libertate religioasa in
Grecia si pentru a inceta prejudecatile. ” The
Orthodox Church is at the heart of Greek culture and identity, so
any other expression of Christianity is often felt as a threat. Pray
for complete religious freedom in Greece and an end to end to
prejudice. ( Operation World)

2) Sa ne rugam pentru crestinii evanghelici ca sa aiba

un echilibru intre curaj si sensibilitate in lucrarea
de evanghelizare. “Pray that evangelical Christians would
have a balance of courage and sensitivity in their evangelism.”
(Operation World)
3) In perioada anilor 1950 – 1960 sute de mii de greci
au parasit taramul natal si au emigrat in Statele
Unite, Australia si nordul Europei. Sunt aproape 5
milioane de greci care traiesc in 88 de tari in toate
colturile lumii . Sa ne rugam pentru bisericile
grecesti plantate in toate aceste comunitati
raspandite in toata lumea. “ During the 1950s and 1960s
hundreds of thousands of Greeks left their homeland, emigrating
to the USA, Australia and northern Europe. There are now nearly
5 million Greeks living in 88 countries around the world. Pray for
the churches in these worldwide communities.” (Operation World)