In Laos there are approx. 118 ethnic groups including one of Asia’s smallest Muslim communities of about 500 Muslims who live in the capital, Vientiane.

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Despite its long and ancient history, Indonesia is young nation having gained independence in 1948 from centuries of colonialisation. Recent economic development has brought profound changes to Indonesian society.

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Since the downfall of former Indonesian President Suharto, Aceh has been much more than just Indonesia’s most fundamentalist Muslim province.

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The Deli-Malay of Indonesia need people to come alongside them and chat to them in a context which is relevant to their understanding and worldview.

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The Betawi people (population 500,000) are considered the original inhabitants of Jakarta. They came from the mixture of peoples who arrived in Batavia (Jakarta’s historical name) from the 15th century onwards from elsewhere in Indonesia and from other countries, including Portugal.

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The Jambi Malay are Muslim, known for their Islamic fanaticism. Islam was established as a religion in Jambi in the 16th century when Arab traders arrived on the island. Today, every village and nearly every “kampung” (close-knit neighborhood)…

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There are only a handful Indonesian Christians ministering to over a million Komering people most of whom who have not yet heard the Good News.

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A large influx of Javanese into Lampung province through transmigration has caused the Lampungese to hold even more tightly to their culture and especially their religion. The churches that exist in Lampung province are mostly Javanese.

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As one of the 3rd largest peoples in Indonesia, the 13 million Madurese are key to seeing God’s kingdom established in Southeast Asia. The majority of the Madurese have migrated from their home on Madura Island to eastern Java in search of a more prosperous lifestyle.

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In earlier times the Rejang practiced animism. They believed that all natural things have undying souls. Islam was brought to Sumatra, Indonesia by Muslim merchants at the end of the 13th century; since the 20th century, almost all Rejang have converted to Islam

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