{"id":5286,"date":"2025-10-22T16:22:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/?p=5286"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:31:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:31:27","slug":"indonesian-christian-woman-shares-christ-outside-mosques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/indonesian-christian-woman-shares-christ-outside-mosques\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian Christian Woman Shares Christ Outside Mosques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mina always felt a deep sadness when the Islamic call to prayer filled the air. Growing up as a Christian in Indonesia, the world\u2019s most populous Muslim country, her heart ached for those who didn\u2019t know Jesus Christ. Then, one day in 2010, she felt compelled to do something about it: She decided to love and share the gospel with her Muslim neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the first women she approached in the streets of Makassar cried as Mina shared her testimony. Mina, who was still a teenager, held out her hand and asked the woman if she could pray for her. After praying, she invited the woman to study the Bible with her. The woman not only agreed but brought six other women to the Bible study with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe would sing and I would read the Bible,\u201d said Mina. \u201cI told my pastor, \u2018I think this is what the Lord wants me to do.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Growing Love for Muslims<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mina\u2019s pastor connected her with a longtime missionary, who taught her the methods that she had used to effectively reach Muslims with the gospel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe more I learned, the more my love grew for them,\u201d Mina said. The work, however, was challenging, and Mina grew discouraged as many Muslims rejected her message of grace over the next few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, in 2014, Mina met two other women from an evangelistic training center in Makassar, and they made a commitment to sharing the gospel together every day throughout the city. \u201cWe just try to meet as many people as we can until the late hour,\u201d Mina said. \u201cMaybe we will have 10 people we meet, and sometimes one or two.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mina also sought additional training in evangelism. As she completed her training in 2016 and gained more experience, she said she began to feel comfortable in nearly every scenario, and not simply because she had changed her approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt was mostly because of prayer,\u201d she explained. \u201cThere were fewer churches that were joining us in prayer, but then that changed. Praise God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mina and other evangelists drive around the city together, praying that God will lead them to those with whom they should share the gospel. She said God often leads them to mosques, where they wait patiently outside for the Holy Spirit\u2019s prompting. Even when it\u2019s not prayer time, people are usually sitting outside the mosques, resting and talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe mosque is a place of worship,\u201d she said, \u201cso people who are going to the mosque are people who are more ready to talk about spiritual things because they are there looking for God.\u201d Mina estimates that she and her team have helped lead around two dozen people to Christ since 2010. She has experienced persecution only once, and it occurred when she least expected it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mina\u2019s \u201cBig Problem\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In March 2018, as Mina was working with a new evangelism partner, she approached a woman outside a mosque to share the gospel. As she talked with the woman, others nearby started listening to her message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly, a man with a long beard struck her on the back so hard that she nearly fell into a nearby sewer. \u201cThe man wanted to know my identity and asked for my ID card,\u201d Mina recalled. \u201cHe accused me of trying to brainwash the people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing the confrontation as an opportunity, she sought God\u2019s guidance in the situation. \u201cI was very afraid,\u201d Mina said. \u201cIt was a big man and me, a small lady.\u201d Mina\u2019s partner, unsure of what to do, watched silently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just prayed in my heart that if it is time for me to die, I am ready,\u201d Mina recalled. \u201cThis man was very mad and saying many things to me. My thoughts were just everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the man continued to berate Mina for trying to convert Muslims, others who had initially been receptive to her message also grew angry. Then Mina lost confidence. \u201cIt was like my bones wouldn\u2019t hold me up,\u201d she said. \u201cI felt weak and wanted to collapse. I sent a text to my team, saying, \u2018Please pray for me. I am facing a big problem here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, Mina asked if she could speak. She sat down, reached out and calmly took the man\u2019s hand. After the man also sat down, she began to share her faith. Although he continued to yell judgments at her, he listened to what she was saying, and they later agreed to exchange phone numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in the end, the man couldn\u2019t contain his anger and threatened to post video on social media of her sharing the gospel with Muslims. \u201cDon\u2019t come back here,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I see you somewhere else, you will have a big problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mina thanked the man for his time and promised to follow up with a text message. She then called a taxi, got in the car and started crying. Amazed that she hadn\u2019t run away when things got heated, she suddenly had a deeper appreciation of Matthew 10:19\u201320, Jesus\u2019 assurance that the Holy Spirit will give us the words to say when we are brought before authorities to bear witness before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was crying because the Holy Spirit really helped me,\u201d she said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t alone, and I knew that. I saw that it wasn\u2019t me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Mina has tried calling and texting the man, he has never responded. She prays that God is continuing to soften his heart toward the gospel. VOM supports Mina as she continues to share the love of Christ with Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPersecution is something that must happen,\u201d she said, \u201cand I am ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

She said persecution has increased her faith and that the next time she experiences it, she knows for certain that the Holy Spirit will be with her. \u201cPersecution is something that must happen,\u201d she said, \u201cand I am ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mina always felt a deep sadness when the Islamic call to prayer filled the air. Growing up as a Christian in Indonesia, the world\u2019s most populous Muslim country, her heart ached for those who didn\u2019t know Jesus Christ. Then, one day in 2010, she felt compelled to do something about it: She decided to love and share the gospel with her Muslim neighbors. One of the first women she approached in the streets of Makassar cried as Mina shared her testimony. Mina, who was still a teenager, held out her hand and asked the woman if she could pray for her. After praying, she invited the woman to study the Bible with her. The woman not only agreed but brought six other women to the Bible study with her. \u201cWe would sing and I would read the Bible,\u201d said Mina. \u201cI told my pastor, \u2018I think this is what the Lord wants me to do.\u2019\u201d A Growing Love for Muslims Mina\u2019s pastor connected her with a longtime missionary, who taught her the methods that she had used to effectively reach Muslims with the gospel. \u201cThe more I learned, the more my love grew for them,\u201d Mina said. 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