Month 11 and on our way out.
How is it possible that it’s already over?
This was taken on my last week of the Race in Bali. And is it really a beach picture if you don’t do a yoga pose? Haha.
Ministry: Rumah Cerdas Kita
Location: Bandung, Indonesia
Currency: Rupiah (14,850 R = $1)
Language: Indonesian
Overview:
This month we lived in a school room. We had AC and mats, which were both so nice. We put up our tents inside to have more privacy (especially from the bugs, haha). We lived less than a mile from a small mall and went there on our days off to do laundry, get coffee or see a movie. (Movie tickets were only $3 here.) For food this month, we either had local food with our hosts or we ordered food off of Grab (Asia’s Uber).
What type of ministry did you do in Indonesia?
As evangelism is illegal here and the school we were working with was off for the summer, our ministry this month was simply to visit people in their homes and talk to them. We visited many different towns, villages and shops this month.
This was a family that we visited. The two older ladies were sisters and were the most fun. One said to me, “You’re beautiful. All of the boys must like you.” Haha.
How did you get to ministry?
We either walked or, as was the norm, our host would drive us in his van.
What did a typical day look like?
Honestly, there was no typical day here. Every day was vastly different. One day were in a mosque talking to a man there, the next were in a Sudanese village an hour away and the next we’re spending five days in a town two hours away.
This was the group of us that hiked a mountain to camp one evening. I was able to be present when the gospel was shared using only the Quaran to six young men we met that night.
11 Lessons from Indonesia:
1. As aforementioned, evangelism is illegal here.
2. Indonesia is the fourth largest Muslim nation in the world.
3. Citizens’ ID cards state their religion.
4. Once Christians, women may continue to wear their hijabs so as not to be shunned or detected of converting.
5. The Quaran actually talks about Jesus being “the grace of God”.
6. Indonesia is made up of thousands of islands and languages.
7. Foreigners are a novelty here. Every place we went people would take our picture.
8. Some common foods include fried tofu, fish and rice.
9. The day after Ramadan ends is paramount to Christmas here. Families prepare lots of food and spend time eating together and enjoying one another.
10. The most common form of transportation is by motorcycle, or moto, as they refer to them.
11. Bali is the biggest island in Indonesia that is not predominately Muslim. Rather, they’re Hindu.
First team, last day- we made it.
