Published on Operation World (http://www.operationworld.org)
Jul 11: Indonesia, Sulawesi
Indonesia
Republic of Indonesia
Asia
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Geography
Area: 1,919,317 sq kmThe 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 peoplesUnreached 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 |
Challenge for Prayer
The work of missions has been blessed of God despite the obstacles of geography, bureaucracy and the spirit world. Stand with these brothers and sisters in the battle for:a) Visas, which are very difficult for foreign missionaries to get. Only those who work among animists or in theological education are able to acquire visas. Pray for doors to open for those whom God is calling to this nation.
b) Innovative ministry alternatives for those seeking to live a committed Christian life and witness in Indonesia – as business professionals, teachers, students, in aid and relief and such. Pray for effective cooperation among those focused on incarnating the gospel among unreached peoples.
c) Missionaries serving in animistic areas of West Kalimantan, Papua and Maluku where young churches are developing to maturity. Church/mission relationships must be covered in prayer.
d) The great lack of missionaries in Sumatra, Nusa Tenggara Barat and Sulawesi needs to be filled. Pray that no island may remain unserved by national or international gospel workers.
e) The wide variety of international mission organizations working in Indonesia. Major ministries include teaching, theological training, assisting in training Indonesian missionaries, working for relief and development and supporting Indonesian media ministries such as literature and radio. Pray for more Asian missionaries to come to Indonesia.
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More Information
The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Indonesia.Sulawesi
Indonesia
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Challenge for Prayer
Bible translation is an enormous unfinished task. Many years have been invested in research, in surveys and now in 18 translation projects in this linguistically complex region. Pray that nothing may hinder the publication of these Scriptures; several non-Christian people groups express longing for Scriptures in their language. There are definitely more than 20 and possibly up to 100 languages with Bible translation needs. Pray for fruitful partnership between expatriate and Indonesian translation workers, and pray for the timely completion of many Scripture translations.For an additional 3 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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