Passionate Prayer For Indonesia

2nd Oct 13

A powerful prayer movement has been gathering strength in Indonesia. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, Indonesian Christians intercede for their country. “I don’t know another nation on earth… where the church has become so passionate and united in prayer,” Tom Victor, with the American-based Great Commission Coalition, said. Last year, more than 9,000 Christians from around the world descended on Indonesia for a massive prayer gathering led by scores of Indonesian churches united to see the name of Jesus Christ lifted. Global prayer leaders were amazed at the Indonesian believers’ unity in praying for their country and the world.

Thirty miles outside the sprawling capital city Jakarta sits a multi-story building that serves as a prayer tower for aroundthe-clock intercession. “Twenty-four hours a day we are praying for churches in Indonesia, all the pastors and lay leaders. There’s not a single hour or day that goes by without prayers lifted up for our country,” Jeffrey Petrus said. Petrus is caretaker of the prayer tower. For 12 years this simple room with several bunk beds has been his home away from home. “We take shifts of four hours a day. When people get tired, they come in here, take a short rest… then back to praying,” he said.



Dedi Purwanto works with Petrus as a prayer leader. He said the prayer rooms are packed with people at all hours of the day. Nearly 13 percent of the globe’s Muslims live in Indonesia, making the island nation home to the world’s largest Muslim population. “For years we’ve been praying for our government, the media, and young people. We’ve also prayed for better relations between Christians and Muslims. God is answering those prayers,” Petrus said.


And Christianity is growing despite the occasional reports of Muslim harassment. Christians credit the massive prayer movement that’s connecting some 500 Indonesian cities – with more than 5 million intercessors – with giving them a deeper passion to see the nation and the world won for Jesus. “I do believe that there is power in prayer, especially in united prayer, like the body of Christ like this,” Rev. Daniel Pandji, who heads up Indonesia’s National Prayer Network, said.

In an unprecedented show of unity, Christians filled the country’s national stadium last year, with millions more watching on television, as they pledged to reach every village, town, and city in Indonesia with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.“All of the churches here in Indonesia believe that Jesus is the only answer for the country,” Dr. Widjaya said.Back at the prayer tower, Petrus and his faithful prayer warriors are on their knees. “This is our calling to be the watchmen on the walls of Indonesia.”

Source: OpenHeaven.com; CBN News