A Baptist pastor from Jakarta has claimed that Christianity is growing in Indonesia even as the influence of radical Islam continues to spread across the country.
In a phone interview with The Christian Post on Thursday, the pastor who goes by the name Kongkin said that more and more people in Indonesia are turning to Christ. He maintained that he is not saying this “because I am a Christian, just to excite the Christian body, but this is what I personally see happening.”
Kongkin, whose ministry in Jakarta helps persecuted Christians, noted that he has heard many stories of former Muslims who decided to follow Jesus during his experience as a pastor in the field.
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