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Their vision: Jakarta a city of God
The largest mosque in Southeast Asia dominates this view of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. "Jakarta is a city of extremes," says a Southern Baptist worker. "You've got the extremely rich and the extremely poor, the top leaders and the illiterate, the most fanatical Islam and the most nominal. It's the most modern city and the most poverty-stricken." Up to 20 million people live in the greater metropolitan area.
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Their vision: Jakarta a city of God
Muslims pray amid the vast columns of Jakarta's Masjid Istiqlal, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia. More than 2,600 mosques and 5,800 Muslim prayer centers saturate the Indonesian capital, along with numerous Buddhist and Hindu temples -- and hundreds of Catholic and Protestant churches. But the city has yet to be evangelized.
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Their vision: Jakarta a city of God
A Christian volunteer teacher (second from left) visits in the home of several of her young students in "Grapes," a crime- and poverty-stricken area in Jakarta, Indonesia. The school where she teaches was started by Christians but has been embraced by Muslims in the community. "Community centers get us into neighborhoods," explains a Southern Baptist worker. "They are bridges [that] give you the right to share [your faith]."
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Their vision: Jakarta a city of God
Like so many megacities in Asia, Jakarta is home to millions of young people. Caught between old traditions and modern urban life, they need education, job skills and, most of all, the truth of Christ.
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Their vision: Jakarta a city of God
Eleven families of squatters live under a bridge in Jakarta, Indonesia. They survive partly by illegally tapping into electricity and water from the city government. Jakarta, the home of Indonesia's richest rich and some of its poorest poor, seems to have everything -- except widespread awareness of the Gospel of Christ.
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Their vision: Jakarta a city of God
Two children head home from a school started by Christians in a crime-plagued Muslim community in Jakarta, Indonesia. The school has given new hope to the community. Southern Baptist workers believe the model can be adapted for many places in the sprawling urban area, home to up to 20 million people. Communities need schools, flood relief, job skills -- and the knowledge that God loves them.
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Their vision: Jakarta a city of God
A boy navigates the water on his flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia. During the wet season, monsoon rains and overburdened infrastructure combine to ravage low-lying areas of the city. Christian teams distribute food packages, mosquito nets and other relief.
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Their vision: Jakarta a city of God
Indonesian Christian volunteers distribute food packages, mosquito nets and other relief in a flooded neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. During the wet season, monsoon rains and overburdened infrastructure combine to ravage low-lying areas of the Indonesian capital. Relief ministry and other demonstrations of love win the trust and friendship of community residents.
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