Indonesia
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Language:
The official language is Indonesian, but over 700 languages are spoken throughout the islands.
Religion:
The majority, 87.2%, practice Islam.
While Indonesia’s constitution guarantees freedom of religion, there are only six official religions recognized by the state and people can only identify as one of them (Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism).
Population:
Over 269 million
Unique Animals:
The famous komodo dragon is native to Indonesia.
The cendrawasih is a delicate-looking bird found on the island of Papua.
The helmeted hornbill has a “helmet”, called a casque, which accounts for 11% of its body weight and is used for head-to-head combat.
Special Foods:
Nasi Jaha is made of sticky rice, ginger, pandan leaves, coconut milk, lemongrass, and lime. It’s cooked slowly in bamboo tubes and sliced thinly to serve with fish.
Gado-Gado (lotek) literally means mix-mix. It is a salad made of slightly-blanched veggies, hard-boiled eggs, boiled potato, and fried tofu. It is served with a side of peanut sauce.
Kerak Telor is a spicy dish made of sticky rice and egg, then shaped into a pancake or omelette. It’s topped with shredded coconut and fried shallots.
Cool Geography:
Indonesia is an archipelago of over 1,800 islands!
It is a intersection for numerous tectonic plates, which is the cause of its mountainous landscape.
Mount Tambora is currently an active volcano whose eruption in 1815 is the largest in recorded history. The effects of the eruption were so widespread there was no summer in Europe that year.
Fun things to do:
Borobudur Buddhist Temple is a UNESCO Heritage site and is just one of many temples to visit.
Tanah Lot is an ancient Hindu pilgrimage temple built on a rock and surrounded by water. At high tide, waves flood the causeway, making it impossible to cross.
Madakaripura waterfall is a beautiful 200m waterfall that cascades down like rain. It is the tallest waterfall in Java, an island in Indonesia.
Prayer:
I pray that God will make Indonesia fertile soil to hear the Gospel and for our team to plant seeds. Since most of the nation practices Islam, I pray that our squad can both show people Jesus through both our actions and through our words. I pray God would reveal to the people that Jesus was not just a powerful prophet but actually the Son of God.
Finally, I pray that we are able to finish strong in our last country, staying rooted in the power of the Spirit.
