Earlier this month, the Persecution and Prayer Alert reported on the Nusantara Indonesia Christian Church in Karawang , Indonesia which was vandalized by a mob of around 500 people (click here for details). On November 18, Compass Direct reported that the authorities have since closed the church. Pastor Suhardi and his family are now living in temporary accommodations and the police are looking into whether there are grounds to close the church permanently.
The types of problems facing the Nusantara Indonesia Christian Church also face other churches in primarily Muslim areas of Indonesia . A recent survey published in The Jakarta Post reports that over forty percent of Muslim respondents do not agree with Christians conducting worship services in a neighborhood which is a majority Muslim. At the same time, a majority of Muslims are opposed to the teachings and actions of militant Islamic groups involved in terrorist attacks.
Pray for Christians in Indonesia , as they deal with the challenges of living in a predominantly Muslim country where religious violence has been common in recent years. Pray for Pastor Suhardi and the congregation of the Nusantara Indonesia Christian Church as they consider their future ministry plans.
For more information on the challenges Christians in Indonesia face, click here.
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