Makassar - "Work, Fruiful and 20 Studies"

One by one member of the mission team found a job but still there are 20 people who were studying the Bible up to the present. And, almost every week there are new people who come to church. Total attendance at the worship services each week from the Makassar church is 24 to 39 people with 13 people disciples of Jesus.

A brother named Roni willing to work as a salesman in charge of selling telephones door to door with a relatively low salary. However, because of his faithful, he was promoted to a higher level of position. Roni invite many friends and family to study the Bible. There are four people who were studying the Bible up to the present. Three of them had learned until "baptism".

The other brother is a single named Barthen, also worked with Roni - evangelizing many people. Most recently he was also considered as a model employee and was promoted to a higher level position as well.

A member of the mission is a sister named Susi, who is very happy & quick. She had just worked two weeks, and she was appointed as a manager. Because of the integrity and her hard working character are high, she was trusted to in charge of 30 employees. Although Susi came from the minorities ethnic there that is Chinese and Christians. Susi has helped her friend Yolda to be disciples of Christ, and she also had two people from the same office are studying the Bible.

Susi and Yolda is a long time friend. Susi has prayed two years ago, long before Susi has a plan to Makassar. Yolda was a single mother who is very insecure at first, was struggling with life, without a true purpose in life, desperate because her boyfriend left her after so long relationship. On her birthday, Susi presented a Bible to Yolda including cake and greeting cards, and two months after Yolda learning the Bible, and got baptized. Yolda children also rejoice together with her and eager to worship God together.

Pekan Baru Mission Team - "Evangelism in The Work Place"

Pekanbaru has become one of the largest city in Sumatra after the city of Medan in the last five years. This is marked by the establishment of grand buildings such as the Governor's Office, Library and hotel Labersa has become a new icon Pekanbaru city. Progress was achieved as the positive impact of economic growth in Riau Province that rely on oil and palm oil. Not surprisingly, many businesses began to grow and to invite the nomads from other regions to try luck in this town. Evangelism in the workplace to be one opportunity not to be missed.

Irvan Hurray, the first baptism of the church Pekanbaru brought some friends to study the Word of God, one of which is the Nius Harefa, coworkers. Nius has the same struggles with Irvan, that is smoking, when challenged to stop smoking, he's a bit heavy at first went along. When there Irvan work place, he does not smoke, but when Irvan not there, he's smoking. Until one day he realized the situation and stop smoking, not because of being challenged, but because he wanted to love God and seriously to repent. Finally after a month studying the Bible, dated October 11, 2009, Nius was baptized and become disciples of Jesus *).

Currently there are 15 people who are studying the Word of God, there are three sisters who study well, two of them named Yani and Lastri've learned "baptism", other study named Love is learning "repentance", please pray for them to be baptized at the beginning of November. Greetings from the congregation of Pekanbaru. To God be the glory!


*) Currently Nius was in Binjai (located near the city of Medan) visits his mother who is sick, please pray for her healing and also the spirituality of our brother Nius.

Manado - "God leads to an awesome life"

Formerly, Ronny and Jeny lived and worked in Papua. Economically they should be fairly steady since Ronny had pretty good job. However, they face serious financial problems because Jeny wasting their money. Finally, Ronny and Jenny together with their children moved to Manado.

In Manado, the Lord led them to a better life, Ronny and Jeny was invited by one of their relatives to the church, and study the Bible. The word of God working in their marriage and their relationships both restored.

Jeny turned into a more mature wives, honor husbands, serving, and diligently quiet time. Ronny was growing into a much better leader of the family.

They were faithful in their marriage even in a simplicity but also really shining. Moreover, they are also keen to share their faith and now one of their relative is studying the Bible. God bless them so much. In early November, they had lived in a better house after mid-October becoming disciples of Christ.

Solo Mission Team - "Twelve Ongoing Study"

Surakarta, known as Solo, is a city that located in central Java which is in 10th rank of a big city in Indonesia. Solo is one of the centers of Java culture that has many interesting place and also with plural society. And on October 1st, 2009 mission team to Solo was officially sent, with eleven members which is Didit and Astri (a steady couple whose lead the Solo team), Yanto and Olvi (married couple), Dedy and Elvi (married couple), Yuli, Vidya, Rangga, Agus and Indra.

And the journey begins...the journey of eleven disciples who have a huge dream for God. Since the first time we stepped on this city we directly fall in love to this city and its people. We build a huge dream for God's movement in this city. All of us start from the beginning even from zero but it is not makes us hold our steps or even steps back from our huge dream for the mission in Solo.

The first Sunday service was attended by eleven visitors and all of them are willing to study bible regularly. Week by week our service keep growing, even we can't say luxurious yet, but in a simplicity of all the people's heart that attended the service make it warm and so close. And after three weeks in Solo we are adapted and enjoying this city more and more. But the most important thing is God delivered us to many people who have an extraordinary heart who wants to know and loves God deeper. Until today we already have seventeen people who willing to study bible including twelve ongoing study bible.

We met a girl 15 years old, named Dita, who longing for a community that can help her get closer to God. And just right she's a niece of a sister from Jogjakarta church named Wiwin. Dita has a good comprehension concerning to bible, even her parent never took her to go to the church but she really show her willing to know God deeper.

God also let us met a man around 40 years old named Sholeh. He is so attracted in God's Word and every time he sharing bible he's always exciting and he admit that he found so many new things that he never found before. He learns how to love God through His Word, he learns how to put God in his first priority of life and he also learns how to make his wife attracted to bible like him.

Many good news comes more and more to Solo, there is a married couple whose in a restoration process. For six years they leave church and this is the day that they are waiting for. They are very enthusiastic to go back to God and guided by His Word. This story is not going to stop here, we're blessed so much by God with many souls who thirst of God's Word and sigh for a pure love in kingdom of God. Our goal is in the early of the next month we will baptize four disciples and we believe it will happen soon because God want it.


Reported by: Didit & Astri

Makassar - "First Baptism (Part 2)"

Ronal became a disciple of Jesus while in college in Surabaya. It was precisely in December 2003. He had a dream and always prays for the city of Makassar. Ronal parents asked him to return to Makassar after he finished his college. However, because there is no church there in Makassar, Ronal just went to Jakarta to open a small business. And after a mission to Makassar are going to be send, Ronal then decided to go even has to leave his steady. In Makassar, Ronal had been helped Burhanudin*), an old friend since they were study in the same Elementary School. More than that, there are also six of Ronal friends and family who were now studying the Bible. Ronal is a brother who is the most highly grown in the Mission Team Makassar.



*)Burhanudin was a single. He is a friend of Ronal who at the first time meet with Makassar Mission Team at the airport Hasannudin. Since that time, Burhan never missing attending church service even only sit on the floor of a modest house. Until finally he took the decision to be disciples of Jesus on September 19, 2009. Burhan previously was a very worldly and not interested in God but he has repented and changed by the word of God.

Makassar - "First Baptism (Part 1)"

Mrs. Silvana (51 y/o) is the mother of Revi*), a member of the Makassar Mission Team who strongly supports the mission team in that city. Before the Mission Team arrives there, Mrs. Silvana experienced a serious accident when accompanied by Revi’s brother named Cello. However, it does not make Mrs. Silvana stop giving and supporting the team. He prepared all things as finding a place to stay for the team for three months and the needs such as beds, appliances, cooking utensils and others. In fact, Mrs. Silvana has prepared a place to stay for the team for the next one year.

After studying the Bible with the Mission Team, Mrs. Silvana decided to become disciples of Jesus and states that she wants to devote the rest of her life for God. Because of the attention and concern for the members of the Mission Team, Mrs. Silvana seen as a mother figure for the team members and also as a prayer in the church.


*)Revi experienced bitterness toward Mrs. Silvana before she became a disciple of Christ. But after studying the Bible, precisely in 1996, Revi apologized to her mother. She prayed every day for Mission Team to be sent to Makassar. Revi also been fruitful that is her sister, Delia, and her brother-in-law from other religion backgrounds, too, now was studying the Bible. Revi is very oriented to the Lord.

Bangka - "Bangka Church Growing 4 Baptism"

Recently, God has added four new people in the Church of Bangka. Here, in the Church of Bangka, there was a 3rd grade junior high school teenager named Jordy. He is our neighbor who is very adept at playing music and very helpful in Song Ministry. His father and mother also adept at playing music and active in their church. However, they strongly support the Church of Bangka even always lend a keyboard to be used in the event our services.

In the church of Bangka there is also a man named Luken. He is the cousin of Ahen and Alfon that was recently baptized. Although opposed by his family and relatives, Luken did not waver. His wife named Vivi even support Luken because of course she can see the change of the personality and the life of her husband. More than that, she also was studying the Bible until now. She wishes to be baptized in the month of October this year.

Besides Jordy, Luken, Vivi, there are also A Lim and Renita who were actually preparing their wedding, but, it is God's plan because A Lim studied the Bible with the Church of Bangka. And not long after that, he took Renita to study the Bible together with him. Approximately 1 month of studying the Bible, they finally decided to be baptized to be disciples of Jesus and of course they will become the new married couple and the first in the Church of Bangka this year.