Devotional for the Persecuted Church--day 6

Here's day 6, one more day to go!

Day 6 – Indonesia is a collection of 18,306 islands; 6,000 are inhabited. The government forces people to carry an identification card that includes their religious status. The government promotes a belief called “Pancasila,” which means all may freely choose to follow Christianity, Islam, Buddhism or Hinduism, but in reality, Muslims receive preferential treatment.

Muslim – 80%,
Christian – 16%
Islam, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Forty-one Indonesian believers were recently imprisoned. They were charged under Indonesia’s religion abuse laws. Fundamentalist Muslims obtained a video of a prayer meeting where these believers held a copy of the Koran and prayed for Muslims. The Muslims perceived it as blasphemous. All 41 Christians received five-year prison sentences. During the last 40 years, evangelicals have grown from 1.3 million to 11.5 million. The increase of Christian persecution has brought about a greater unity among the Body of Christ, the growth of a national prayer movement and a commitment to outreach in Indonesia and beyond.

PRAYER: Pray for the release of pastors and other believers who have been falsely accused and imprisoned (Luke 6:27-28)