Indonesia

Field Office Information

C&MA Field Entry in 1929

Field Director:

Jim Kendall

Mailing Address:

Jalan H Fachruddin 9
Jakarta 10250, Indonesia

Phone:

011-62-21-322-352

Email:

indonesia@cmalliance.org

Website:

National Church

Gospel Tabernacle Church of Indonesia All-Indonesia Executive Committee: 1,898 organized churches, 601 unorganized groups, 1,250 ordained ministers, 200,660 baptized members, and 373,134 inclusive members

Team Initiatives

• Establish contextual ministries throughout Indonesia by developing relationships and strategies designed to form groups of believers who live their faith in a contextual manner in their communities. This approach allows for a credible Christian witness among otherwise closed groups. Currently, such ministries exist in West Java, North Coast-Central Java, and East Indonesia. The mission desires to place teams in South Kalimantan where the people are highly resistant and in Papua among transmigrants.
• Rebuild communities in the tsunami-affected areas of Aceh. In partnership with other organizations, our workers are building fishing boats, ice factories, rice hullers, houses, fish farms, and community livelihood projects, which allow us to maintain a presence in this highly resistant region. Pray that God’s Kingdom will prevail amid of great devastation and spiritual darkness.
• Realign structure and reposition facilities to meet the challenges of the changing dynamics of mission strategy, mission and national church relationships, and personnel needs. Pray for wisdom in making decisions and that everyone will feel a sense of ownership. Pray that the mission will make adjustments in such a way that the national church will not feel abandoned.

Under His Wings

2013-03-26 10:00:29

By an Alliance worker in Indonesia

One night, I was sitting on my bed when the quiet was interrupted by gun shots. I heard about 20 rounds. I grabbed my phone from the shelf above my bed, crouched down, and rushed into the room where my son was sleeping.

A couple months back, a stray bullet had pierced our bedroom wall and landed near my side of the bed. Fortunately, we weren’t in the house at that time. Now, my mind was entertaining thoughts of more bullets flying through the wall or window.

My heart was pounding. I knelt down beside my little sleeping boy and, with shaking hands, called my husband, who was away. There was no answer. I tried again and again.

Never Forsaken

My thoughts reminded me that he could do nothing anyway. At that moment, I felt such shame for not calling on God first. My heavenly Father was with me, He felt my beating heart, He saw my little boy—and He wasn’t going to leave us. 

After a few moments, the night was calm again. I walked back to my room, crawled into bed, pulled the covers up to my chin, and started to recite Psalm 91. “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest . . .” I don’t know how far I got, but several hours later, I woke up to a new morning. Thank You, sweet Father, for Your rest!

The following night, robbers broke the lock off of our chicken coop and stole two hens. Our helper rounded up the rest of the chickens roaming the yard the next morning. Heavy hearted, he shared the news of the theft.

We ask you to pray that God will keep us safe from the “friendly fire” that often is heard in our town. Pray for a hedge of protection around our property and our family. Also, praise God for His sheltering wings.

Demographics

Population

Population--241,973,879 Infant mortality rate--35.6/1,000 Life expectancy--69.6

Capital City

Jakarta (17,891,000) pop.

Geography

With a land mass slightly less than three times the size of Texas, Indonesia (741,096 sq. mi.) is an archipelago of 17,000 islands straddling the equator. It consists mainly of tropical lowlands and has the largest number of active volcanoes in the world. Earthquakes are frequent.

Languages

Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese, 580+ languages and dialects

Ethnicity/Race

--45%; Sundanese--14%; Madurese--7.5%; Coastal Malays--7.5%; other--26%

Economy

Per capita income--$3,500 Inflation--6.1% Unemployment--9.2% Literacy rate--89% (2003 est.)

Government/Political Climate

Republic. Indonesia declared independence in 1945. Current issues include: alleviating widespread poverty, preventing terrorism, and holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations.

Religion

--88%; Protestant--5%; Roman Catholic--3%; Hindu--2%; Buddhist--1%; other--1%