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In a Muslim-dominated area of Indonesia, several different obstacles cause Muslims to hesitate placing their faith in Christ. Prohibitions against Christian burial in common cemeteries and exorbitant fees for Christian burial in approved locations remain a stumbling block for many who have expressed genuine interest in converting to Christianity. The cost of burial in an approved Christian plot can cost up to a few months’ wages, whereas Muslims can be buried for free on any private land. In the same area, front-line workers also cite problems such as village leaders forbidding access to certain areas for discipling new believers, mosque leaders breaking into worship gatherings and forbidding them from continuing, and landowners blocking roads leading to churches. Pray that none of these obstacles will restrain the advance of the gospel in Indonesia.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in Indonesia and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n

Post a prayer for Indonesia on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a Muslim-dominated area of Indonesia, several different obstacles cause Muslims to hesitate placing their faith in Christ. Prohibitions against Christian burial in common cemeteries and exorbitant fees for Christian burial in approved locations remain a stumbling block for many who have expressed genuine interest in converting to Christianity. The cost of burial in an approved Christian plot can cost up to a few months’ wages, whereas Muslims can be buried for free on any private land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-5178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-i-commit-to-pray","tag-indonesia","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nObstacles Used to Suppress Gospel Advance - Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/obstacles-used-to-suppress-gospel-advance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Obstacles Used to Suppress Gospel Advance - Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a Muslim-dominated area of Indonesia, several different obstacles cause Muslims to hesitate placing their faith in Christ. 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