Indonesia

Church planters with courageous vision

Three men from Indonesia

Indonesia is home to rainforests, terraced rice paddies, vast coral reefs, large urban areas, and a ring of active volcanoes that make up its more than 18,000 islands – about 6,000 of which are inhabited.

More than 720 languages are spoken by its various indigenous tribes. The country is a former Dutch colony and ranks fourth-largest in population (right behind the US), and is the largest Muslim-dominated nation in the world; evangelical Christians make up less than 6% of the population.

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News from Indonesia

June 5, 2023

High stakes as Indonesia prepares for 2024 presidential election

Indonesia (MNN) — This year leading to Indonesia’s presidential election means high stakes. Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world with 270 million […]
May 22, 2023

Hope for unreached people in Muslim nations

MENA (MNN) — The International Day for the Unreached (IDU) is Sunday, May 28; a day to raise awareness for one-third of the global population who’ve never heard of […]
May 22, 2023

Muslim university students expelled for “Happy Good Friday” post

Indonesia (MNN) — Four Muslim students at Teuku Umar University were expelled from a student organization for posting “Happy Good Friday” last month on the group’s […]
January 4, 2023

Indonesia capital move likely won’t stop Jakarta sinking

Indonesia (MNN) — Indonesia will move its capital from crowded Jakarta on the island of Java to a rural area of Borneo. Jakarta faces severe overcrowding and […]
December 27, 2022

New Indonesia penal code prompts concern

ndonesia (MNN) — Indonesia has approved sweeping changes to the penal code. The United Nations says the new code could threaten basic freedoms… Read the rest of […]
August 2, 2022

Papua attack kills 10, including Indonesian pastor

Indonesia (MNN) — An Indonesian pastor and nine others died after gunmen attacked a truck on the island of Papua. Elias Erbaye was traveling to a church […]