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Bearing the Cross: The Violent Face of Jihad in Indonesia

What you can do to help persecuted Christians in Indonesia

Jeff M. Sellers | posted 4/23/2001 12:00AM

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Suggested Action

Indonesia chafes especially raw at foreign interference, and contacting the government in Jakarta could worsen the plight of the Christians in the Maluku Islands who are suffering for their faith, according to IMB representatives in the country. It is more helpful to:

Contact the Indonesian embassy in Washington to urge the government of President Wahid to protect civilians from invading jihad warriors.

Send a fax to the embassy at 202.775.5365. Or write to:

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
2020 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

Urge TV networks to bring the situation to light.

Send faxes to:

ABC: 212.456.2795
CBS: 212.975.9387
CNN: 404.878.0891
NBC: 201.583.5453

Pray for peace and for those under attack.

Contribute to the relief effort for refugees in the jungle:

International Mission Board
General Relief-Ambon
P.O. Box 6767
Richmond, VA 23230

International Christian Concern (ICC)
2020 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., No. 941
Washington, d.c. 20006-1846

Check for the latest updates on the Indonesian situation at the IMB Web site (www.IMB.org/CompassionNet/countries.asp).

—Jeff M. Sellers

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Related Elsewhere

Previous Christianity Today stories about Indonesia include:

Persecuted Indonesian Christians Evacuated | International Christian Concern and Christian Aid raising $1.2 million to rescue 7,000 (Mar. 19, 2001)

Indonesian Province's Anniversary Protest Controlled | Violence was anticipated from independence fighters who massacred non-Papuan Christians last month. (Dec. 4, 2000)

Christians and Muslims Still Fighting, Dying in Ambon | Governor, others decline to intervene in jihad attacks. (Oct. 4, 2000)

Indonesian Island Attacks Go Unnoticed | World ignoring plight of Christians in Ambon, visitors say. (Aug. 21, 2000)

Daily Life in the Maluku Islands: Chaos, Fear, and the Threat of Violence | Christians plead for international monitoring to prevent Jihad raids, and more aid for refugees. (Aug. 1, 2000)

Churches Pressure for Swift Action to Calm Maluku Violence | Indonesian army joining in attacks on Christians. (July 21, 2000)

Indonesian Religious Riot Death Toll Dwarfs 30 New Corpses | Death count has passed 1,700. (Mar.3, 2000)

Maluku Islands Unrest Spreads to Greater Indonesia | Violence on Lombok Island may hasten government intervention. (Jan. 25, 2000)

Ministries Intensify As East Timorese Refugee Camps Grow | Evangelicals working furiously to meet physical and spiritual needs. (Sept. 6, 1999)

Dozens Die in New Clashes | 95 killed in religious riots in Maluku province. (Mar. 1, 1999)

Christians Killed, Churches Burned | Muslim mobs vent their rage against Indonesian Christians. (Jan. 11, 1999)

Muslim Mobs Destroy Churches | 10 Protestant churches severely damaged in riots. (Sept. 16, 1996)

For news updates and opinion pieces about Indonesia, see Yahoo's full coverage area.

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