The need for good theology in Indonesia was unpacked by Dr Dwi Maria Handayani, the Associate Director for Langham Preaching in Asia, as she spoke to New Zealand Christian radio in the winter, and as reported on in March.
It was through being a World Vision sponsored child in a poor Indonesian village that Dwi grew in her faith. Her parents were the first generation in the whole family to be Christians. Dwi is now a graduated Langham Scholar, gaining her PhD in 2017.
Dangerous to share the gospel
Dwi said: ‘The country is free: although we are majority Muslim, our Government is actually secular, so we are free to study theology and embrace the Christian faith. But it will be dangerous if we share the gospel openly because there is opposition to Christianity in some parts of the country.
