Gospel Revives a Battered Life in Indonesia
A young man in Indonesia who had suffered setbacks throughout his life found himself trying to make a living by performing on the street. Osbert*, 28, told a Christian worker who engaged him in conversation that his wife had recently left him, and that he had no hope for the future, the ministry leader said. The worker shared how Christ cares for him so much that He died on the Cross to take the punishment for all sinners who accept His salvation.
“Since the first time he heard the gospel story, he immediately responded positively and then put his faith in Jesus,” the ministry leader said. “It wasn’t long before he accepted baptism.”
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A secret Christian who has long been an influential Hindu priest has asked a native Christian worker to disciple him; he wants to learn more about how to follow Christ as he considers whether to make a public declaration of his faith.
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Workers from a native ministry shared the gospel with 17,201 people over the course of six months and planted 46 house churches as 743 people put their faith in Christ. Among them was a mother of three children in her mid-30s who was contemplating suicide after her husband tried to kill her because she asked him to end an affair with another woman. Before she could hang herself, she heard a voice telling her to go to a building that she later learned belonged to the ministry’s church; a worker counseled her, and she gave her life to Christ. Donations are sought for such gospel work. Pray that new churches will grow strong in unity and glorify the Lord.
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A female church planter who led an impoverished mother to Christ began working alongside her in the fields so the work would get done earlier, creating time for Bible study and prayer. They prayed for the woman’s husband, who had long suffered mental illness, and he was healed and also received Christ.
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A native Christian worker who pastors various home churches recently had the opportunity to share the gospel at a worship gathering that a curious newcomer visited. “He wants to come again and again to see and hear more teaching,” the ministry leader said. “Now the pastor has a dual focus – discipling the church and evangelizing new people who come.”
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A poor woman came to faith in Christ after meeting with one of the female church planters of a native ministry, who taught her to pray for healing of her husband’s long-term mental illness. She prayed for a month, her husband was healed, and soon he accepted Christ as Lord and Savior.
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After leading a woman and her husband to Christ, church planters helped them in the fields so they could get work done – freeing up time for Bible study. The native Christian workers’ discipleship of their family included helping them overcome their troubled past, along with aiding in health and informal education.
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New Christians learned to share their testimonies and pray in house churches spread across several villages, with local Christian workers using MP3 players to convey Bible passages to those who cannot read. Workers identified a “person of peace” in each village who helped them make contact with other people.
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A native ministry has 151 church planters sharing the gospel throughout the country, and over the course of six months they planted 34 house churches. Including people who heard about Christ through social media, workers shared the message of salvation with 15,800 people.
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A secret Christian who has long been an influential Hindu priest has asked a native Christian worker to disciple him; he wants to learn more about how to follow Christ as he considers whether to make a public declaration of his faith.
