Sowing the word of God in Kismoyoso, Indonesia
At the foot of a Javanese volcano, a small Orthodox community of 50 people has been flourishing since 2023, bringing the light of Orthodoxy to a place that is 90% Muslim
HOW I BECAME A CHRISTIAN.
Christ is Risen! I am a young man named SriGunarjo and I was born to Mr. Yoso Sumarto and Mrs. Sutini on May 8, 1961. I have 8 siblings, all of whom are Muslims, including my father and mother. When I was an adult, I got sick with a lip disease and had to stay…
Greetings from Kolkata
By Niki Papageorgiou, Professor, School of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki With the blessings of His Eminence Metropolitan Constantine of Singapore, I had the opportunity to visit the missionary community of West Bengal in India recently. The missionary community that has been established there for the last 40 years is slowly but steadily being strengthened…
The Existential Danger for our Mission in Indonesia
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…
New Plans for Sumatra
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…
Far from Kolkata but so close
Dear Friends of Mission, Reasons independent of my will did not permit me to communicate with you earlier. Unfortunately or not, I am still in Greece, since India due to the pandemic remains closed for foreigners. From here I am coordinating the whole work by online means, until God permits my return. In general, as…
Prayer
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…
Health crisis
Dear friends of the Mission, Christ is risen! May the Light of the Resurrection of our Lord bless and enlighten the souls of all. The situation in India is tragic. Out of control now. Only God can stop this madness. Our children in the orphanages are fine as we are keeping them completely isolated. But…
Our daily bread, our daily bread
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…
The Saint Nicholas School in Indonesia
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…
