Can You See The Need In The Lives Of The Australian People? 1. Probably only 2% of people have been born again. 2. Less than 1% of children have attended a Sunday school class. 3. Between 2% - 11% of the population attend church regularly. 4. There are approximately 200 Independent Baptist Churches in Australia.   Approximately 80 of those churches are strong Independent Baptist Churches. 5. Average size is 30 - 40 members 6. Approximately 1/3 have no pastor 7. Approximately 1/3 have a national pastor 8. Approximately 1/3 have a missionary 9. Calvary Baptist Church, Bayswater North Australia - 200+ members 10. Calvary Baptist Church, 26 Nationalities 11.  Lighthouse Baptist Church, Rockampton, Australia - 500 members, Pastor Robert Bakks Comparision - The population of Australia is equal to that of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina but these states combined have over 1,500 Independent Baptist Churches Australia Australia consists of six states and two territories: New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania the Northern Territory, and Australian Capital Territory. Sixty-five percent of the continent is desert. People from sixty different nations make up the population of over 20 million, and an estimated 1.6% of these are Aboriginal. The first recorded explorer to claim Australia was Captain Fernandez de Quiros from Portugal. While sailing in 1606, he saw the land and prophesied that Australia would be the “Southland of the Holy Spirit”. Captain Cook, from England, discovered Australia in 1770. He gave Christian names to some of its places, such as, Trinity Bay and Pentecost Island. About 28% of the people are Catholic, 27% Anglican, 6% Eastern Religions, 1% Aboriginal Dreamtime and the rest are Evangelical and Pentecostal.

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Australian Facts: Population:  21 Million Souls Ages:  36 total, 35 Male, 37, Female Ethnic Groups:  92% - Caucasian, 7% - Asian, 1% - Aborginal Rockhampton Facts: Population:  75,000 Souls Location:  3 1/2 hours north of Brisbane on the East Coast in Queensland Melbourne Facts: Population:  3.8 Million Souls Location:  2nd Largest City in Australia on the Southern end in Victoria   Muslims:  There are about 340,000 Muslims in Australia, or 1.7 per cent of the population, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show.

Australia A survey was done a few years ago and the result was shocking.  It found that of the population of Australia only an average of 1% regularly attended a church of any kind.  Another statistic given by the World Health Organization shows that Australia has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world. Australia is a magnificent country with glorious weather, beautiful beaches, great opportunities for educational and economic growth; but it lacks something.  It lacks Jesus Christ.  Australia as a national has a friendly "happy go lucky," "she'll be right mate" attitude that has left her empty and without hope. The Christian influence that is readily available in the United States is a rare event in Australia.   There are faithful missionaries that are in Australia proclaiming the Word of God, but more are needed to go to the beautiful country that lacks Jesus Christ. After raising our prayer and financial support, Erin and I will be working at the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Rockhampton, Australia where Dr. Robert Bakks is the Pastor.  We will be working with him for 2 years and then going to Melbourne, Australia to begin churches that result in the propagation of the gospel around the world.

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