Dear friends of Mission, Thank you very much for your constant love for our Mission and for the money you send us, which is very important, because at this time we are mobilizing to attract new students to our School of Theology. We have organized a few teams to come down to some schools. We…
Dear Friends of Mission, With God’s help, we are well. I would like to tell you some news from our Orthodox Mission in Indonesia. These days I am going to leave for Nias Island to see the process of our works there and meet with the teachers of our Orthodox school. Then I am going…
Weeks ago the President of Indonesia warned us about an upcoming economy recession. On our part, all we can do is plant something in our fields and raise a few farm animals. So next week I will be going down to the fields and tell the people there that we should start planting tomatoes, sweet…
Dear Friends of Mission, With God’s help we are well. We had a great time all the 12 holy days of Christmas (i.e., from Christmas to Epiphany Day). Our hearts were full of joy and blessing. I visited our parishes in the villages, and our faithful gave me a warm welcome. I would like to…
Dear Friends of Mission, With God’s help and your prayers, we are well and we hope you are all well, too. I would like to inform you of the progress of our Mission. It was with a lot of effort, hopes and dreams that we founded the School of St. Paul the Apostle in Medan…
Dear friends of the Mission, I greet you warmly! With God’s help and even with your prayers we are well and we hope you are all well. The situation in Indonesia is very terrible. We have a curfew from 4 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day. Unfortunately, the epidemic is very widespread. The country’s economy…
Christ is risen! With God’s help, we are well. I went through a stroke, but by the grace of God I got over it. Now, I have returned to my duties. I will be in the field for three days and another three days I will be at St. Demetrios Church and the Apostle Paul…
Dear Friends of Mission, Rejoice in the Lord! With God’s help, we are doing well. As you know, the Covid-19 pandemic is global, and for almost a year now all the schools on the island of Nias-among which our “St. Nicholas” School-have been closed. Fortunately, since early February 2021 permission for school reopening has been…
Dear Friends of Mission, By God’s grace, we are doing well. This year we celebrated St. Demetrius’ feast day at Medan Cathedral with simplicity due to the fact that our parish is still closed to the large number of believers. So far we have not had any announcement from the government when churches, schools, shops…
Dear friends of the Mission, Christ is risen! With God’s help, we are well. I would like to report some events from our Orthodox Mission here in far away Indonesia. From February 25 to March 1, I was invited to visit some communities that are eager to learn about the Orthodox faith. I stayed for…
