Indonesian Church Seriously Damaged by Fire

In VOM Canada's weekly Persecution & Prayer Alert we are told that there was an Indonesian Church Seriously Damaged by Fire on December 8th.  The good news is that there were no human injuries, the bad news is there was extensive damage to the church building.

Stephen Liow, the church's pastor, told Asia News that he had been receiving anonymous calls for the past few months from people threatening to burn down the church building.

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Take time during this season to cover the Indonesian church with prayer for safety. Pray that Pastor Liow will have the heart of Christ as he leads the congregation through this stressful time. Pray that the church will have a Christmas full of celebration. Pray that the attacks on Christians in Indonesia will be stopped. Pray that the faithfulness of believers will spark a new work of the Holy Spirit throughout Indonesia.

And just imagine if this was YOUR church and YOUR pastor going through these awful trials.  The truth is that these are our family in Christ and we need to care about their suffering because when one part of the body of Christ suffers, we all suffer.