Persecution

Indonesian Christians Stand Strong Despite Violent Threats

Photo Credit: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Photo Credit: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Indonesia (Mission Network News) Despite facing threats of violence in the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, a group of Christians in Indonesia is standing strong.

According to Bruce Allen of Forgotten Missionaries International, a group of believers, led by FMI-supported church planter Pastor Yudianto, was holding a meeting when about 20 radical Muslims interrupted.

The Muslims told the Christians to disperse and never meet again, threatening them with machetes and taking their pictures for future intimidation. Later, when the police arrived, Allen says boxes of weapons were found outside for quick access.

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