Pray for Indonesia
03 July 1998 08:24
The following is part of a communication just received from Edgar Dante [email protected]
Greetings with Peace and Love of the Lord!
I just received the email below regarding the situation in Indonesia,
which shocked and troubled me so much. In tears, I prayed and fasted
for it today but considering the magnitude of sins involved I would
like to request prayers and fastings from our dear brothers and
sisters in True Life In God. After all, in the TLIG messages, Jesus
asks and even begs us to PRAY ALWAYS FOR THE SINS OF THE WORLD. We,
who are reading the messages, are especially ask to pray for the
reparation of sins.
I would highly appreciate your posting this email to the TLIG mailing list. With love in Christ Jesus!
Edgar Dante
Bangkok
PS. While praying for Indonesia, I opened the bible and fell into Daniel 11: 34-35 which says “…While the killing is going on, God’s people will receive a little help,…Some of those wise leaders will be killed, but as a result of this the PEOPLE WILL BE PURIFIED”. This somehow consoled me a little from the sorrow I felt for the victims in Indonesia.
Dear Friends,
Two nights ago, I heard on the BBC the report of hundreds if not thousands of Chinese women experiencing trauma from the atrocities done to them mid-May, particularly in Jakarta. I was very disturbed, and angry for the lack of justice even now.
Just now, I received the email below and I thought I would circulate it around to friends on my personal email list. This is for your prayer. If you can do something about it, even better.
Rodney Hui
Dear friends,
Please forward this “Yellow Ribbon” to all friends around the world to show our soladirity and sympathy for the victims of the riots and chaos in Indonesia last May 13-15. Many Chinese Indonesian citizens were abused, tortured and killed. Their houses and stores were looted and burnt. Hundreds of Chinese Indonesian girls/women (aged 10-55) were sexually harassed and gang raped brutally. Some victims were even raped in front of their family members or in front of inhuman cheering crowd. Some of them were even thrown into the fire and burnt to death after being raped. Yet, not many actions seem to have been taken to investigate all this or to help the victims. And not very many people seem to know or care about what happened. Please help to spread the news and let the world know.
We need help to get more international attention to help Chinese Indonesians, who are now living in fear in Indonesia. Please pass this ribbon around as the symbol of campaign against human rights violations, injustice, and racism towards Chinese Indonesians.
Show that we care and may God help us!
Regards,
Suryadi Santoso
Rodney Hui
[email protected]