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Jul 09: Indonesia, East Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara Timor)

Indonesia, East Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara Timor)

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Indonesia

Republic of Indonesia

Asia

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Geography

Area: 1,919,317 sq km
The Republic’s 17,500 islands (6,000 inhabited) stretch over 9.5 million sq km of the Indian/Pacific Oceans, with 33 provinces, 5 of which have special status. Includes the world’s second-largest rain forest and vast coral reefs.
Population: 232,516,771    Annual Growth: 1.19%
Capital: Jakarta
Urbanites: 53.7%
HDI Rank: 111 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 784 (26% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia). Its increasing use is unifying the nation and lessening the importance of smaller languages to the younger generation    Languages: 722 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	36,853,908	15.85	1.6
Evangelicals	13,010,751	5.6	2.8
Muslim	186,734,219	80.31

Answer to Prayer

More recent developments in political, religious and Church scenes are causes for thanksgiving, even if not immediately obvious points for praise. These include:
a) The transition to true democracy, although still in a fragile state. The more moderate government has blunted the harsh excesses of the military and of theocratic Islamists. Democracy allows moderates and Christians to have a voice and to help shape Indonesia's future, without fear of reprisal.
b) The increasing openness of moderate Muslims repelled by the harsh extremism of Islamists. The strict legalism of Islam also makes Christianity more attractive to animists.
c) High levels of persecution have caused great suffering, but also greater unity among Christians and greater dependence on God.
d) The development of national structures that serve and build the Indonesian Church. These include the Indonesian Peoples Network (IPN), a burgeoning national prayer network, plus international networks having an impact in Indonesia through research, intercession and mission.
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The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Indonesia.

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East Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara Timor)

Indonesia

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Challenge for Prayer

Sumba, an island long known for its animism and resistance to the gospel, saw a movement of the Spirit in the late 1980s, with Protestants doubling from 75,000 to 160,000 in five years. Pray that this movement may impact all seven language groups on the island; nearly one-third are still animists while many Christians, both Reformed and Catholic, are nominal.
     For an additional 3 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

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The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of East Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara Timor).