Medan is the capital of North Sumatra province. Many frontier peoples including the Batak-Nias, Malay, Han Chinese, Javanese, and Minangkabau are in the city of Medan and the surrounding region.
Indonesia is a densely populated archipelago located off mainland Southeast Asia. The national motto, "Unity in diversity," gives language to the extraordinary ethnic makeup of the islands with over 300 ethnic groups and more than 600 languages.
In recent years, persecution has increased significantly in the nation. Terrorist cells are continuing to sprout up. Yet, amid trial, the church of Indonesia has an opportunity to stand firm and share the love of God that cannot be measured and the Gospel that cannot be silenced.
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Disciplemaking Principle: Understand the Urgency of the Task Jesus tells his disciples that we will not know the hour in which he will return, but that we should always be ready. Disciple Making Movements focus on the urgency of the task at hand - all peoples, nations, tribes and languages hearing the good news of Christ.
ReadPsalm 66:4-7 "Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs. Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people! He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him. For by his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance."
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