Indonesia Christian Teachers Say Imprisonment ‘Worth It’
June 13th 2007 09:06 am
Indonesia Christian Teachers Say Imprisonment ‘Worth It’
Technorati Tags: Persecution
Three Indonesian Sunday school teachers who were found guilty of “Christianisation” reflected on their prison sentence and said it was worth it after being freed on Friday.
“This is nothing compared with the suffering and persecution faced by others,” Dr. Rebekka Zakaria said to Open Doors U.K. “Compared with the Lord’s love and what He has given me, it is worth it.”
On May 13, 2005, Zakaria, Ratna Bangun and Eti Pangesti were arrested for allegedly converting Muslim children to Christianity through their “Happy Sunday” program. The Sunday school program – which included Christian songs, games and Bible studies for children in the neighbourhood – was popular among Muslim children.
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The Christian women reportedly transformed the prison environment during their stay including cleaning the facilities and cells, gardening and even painting walls of the room they used for church meetings bright yellow and blue, according to Open Doors.
They are also credited with calming the women’s section, which previously was filled with quarrelling.