In Jakarta, four people have died as a result of flooding, including a 5-year-old-girl. Over 2,700 people who have been affected by floods are still in temporary shelters. That being said, the scale of the floods was much smaller this year compared to last year. East Jakarta was most affected… Read more

The most eastern region in Indonesia, Papua, has had its share of tribal problems. But the village of Wamena is making strides to build harmony between the Muslims and the Christians who live there, along with the smaller number of Hindus and Buddhists. They have started doing special feasts known… Read more

International Christian Concern has reported that late last week, local government in South Sulawesi told the members of South Sulawesi Christian Church to stop all worship services. They then began demolishing the church on Wednesday. When the church was built in 1989, a permit was not required because “it was… Read more

A volcano in North Sumatra, Mount Sinabung, has been erupting all weekend. The volcano’s alert level was raised to a level three on November third. From Saturday evening through Sunday morning, the volcano erupted at least nine times, and then erupted six more times by Monday morning. Now the alert… Read more

Agus and Tina (not real names) began ministering to Muslims in East Java in 2009. They began by sharing the Gospel with their neighbors, and began a Bible Study for Muslim Background Believers. It wasn’t long before they decided to begin visiting Muslim HIV patients. Most HIV patients are cut… Read more

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) is stirring up controversy again over Christian and Catholic schools not teaching Islam. Last year, the same thing happened in Central and East Java, until parents defended the schools, saying the quality of education their children were getting was more important. The local association of… Read more

Indonesian Christians have united together for an intercessory prayer movement. They hope it will improve relations between Muslims and Christians. Five million Christians are participating in non-stop prayer throughout hundreds of cities. Jeffrey Petrus, an organizer of the movement, said, “24 hours a day, we are praying for the churches… Read more

Eid Al-Adha was celebrated throughout the Muslim world this past Friday. Traditionally, an animal is sacrificed, and the meat is given to poor people. Singapore is such a wealthy country that a group of Muslims went to neighboring Indonesia to perform the ritual. They donated animals on the nearby island… Read more

Sunni and Shia Muslims in Sampang, Madura, have signed a peace deal allowing the Shiites who have been displaced to return to their villages. The conflict between Sunni and Shia began on August 27, 2012. On that day, dozens of homes were burned, and two people were killed. As a… Read more

Wilfrida Soik, a 20-year old Indonesian migrant worker, could face the death penalty if found guilty of killing her employer. Originally the court was expected to give its verdict on Monday, but has now been adjourned to November 17th because of new evidence. One of the new pieces of evidence… Read more

The Islamic Solidarity Games are going on in Indonesia right now. After changing the location several times, it was finally decided to hold them in Palembang, South Sumatra. Some have expressed concern over the Palembang complex, which was used for the Southeast Asian Games in 2011, where many athletes suffered… Read more

The Miss World competition is going on in Bali right now. Originally, part of it was going to take part in Bali and part in the outskirts of Jakarta. But because of protests in Jakarta against the competition, the organizers decided to keep the pageant in Bali the entire time.… Read more

Two Christians in Indonesia have been given a three-year sentence in jail for evangelizing Muslims. Their lawyer insisted that the trial violated the men’s human rights, but Kashfi Rasyid and Jalaudin were still convicted. There was much debate during the trial on whether the men were Christians or Muslims. The… Read more

Peter Youngren had a successful Gospel festival in Makassar last week, despite death threats, last-minute location changes, and blasphemy charges. Just three days before the festival was to begin, the mayor pulled the location permit for the festival. After a couple of other locations fell through, a large church finally… Read more