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Below: Dr. LAT explaining Baptist his-
Right: Dr. Turk and
Left: An Indon
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Above: A group of young converts, immediately
esian lady reads Dr. Turk's translation of 1 John.
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tor, and 1,100 miles north and south. Indonesia spans four time zones. Indonesia shares borders with Singapore, Malaysia, Thai- land, Vietnam, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Aus- tralia. Indonesia's land area is slightly less than 3 times the state of Texas. Indonesia's cli- mate is tropical; hot, and hu- mid. Indonesia is the fabulously fertile spice islands formerly known as the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia became an independent nation August 17,
Musl_m, he has promised to fight Isl_mist terror- ism, and to give Christians equal rights with Mus- lims. This will make him a target of radical Isl_mic groups. With 238,452,952 people (as of July 2004), In- donesia is the world's 4th most populous nation after China, India, and the USA. Indonesia has seven cities with populations over one million: Jakarta, the capital have over 10 million residents; Surabaya 2.8 million; Bandung 2.6 mil- lion; Medan 2.0 million; Palembang 1.5 million; Semarang 1.4 million; and Ujung Pandang 1.2 million. Covering less than 7% of the surface area of Indo- nesia, the one island of Java has 60% of the population with an average of 814 inhabitants/km2 (compared to 30 inhab- itants/km2 for the United States). Indonesia has the world's largest Musl_m population. Approximately 88% of Indonesia's people are Musl_m, 5% are Protestant, 3% are Roman Catho- lic, 2% are Hindu, 1% are Buddhist, and 1% are of various other religions. Indonesia is comprised of over 300 ethnic groups and languages. Though divided by water, religion, ethnic differ- ences, and languages, Bahasa Indonesia (the national language) unifies Indone- |
lation is literate. Indonesia's per capita income is US$570 per year-- only one and a half percent of the US$36,300 for the USA. Some of Indonesia's remote islands (es- pecially Irian Jaya) rank among the most primitive areas left on earth. More than 100 million In- donesians do not have electric- ity in their homes. Indonesia has vast frontiers and a rich flora and fauna where one can find monkeys, apes, el- ephants, parrots and other exotic birds, orchids and other tropical flowers, including the world's largest flower, the Rafflesia with blooms up to 3 feet across. The vicious Komodo Dragon is the world's largest lizard, growing to 10 feet in length and 300 lbs. in weight. Radical Isl_mist groups are rapidly growing in In- donesia. Groups such as Laskar Jihad (Holy War Sol- diers) and Jemaah Isl_miyah, have massacred thou- sands of Christians. Jemaah Isl_miyah has also been linked to 30 carefully coordinated church bombings in Indonesian cities that killed 22 people and wounded 96 on Dec. 30, 2000. Many other churches have been bombed since that time. This is a dangerous mission field, and the Turks need supporting churches that have faith and will stick with them through hard times. ![[REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA]](Indonesia.jpg)
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church. The local, visible Baptist church was designed and is headed by Christ Himself, and is therefore the most effective my. sending agency on the face of the earth, and the Holy Spirit is the ultimate missions director. Bro. LAT is authorized and directly sent out by the Bible-way My. Baptist Church, in the same manner that Paul and Barnabas were sent out by the church at Antioch (Acts 13). Bibleway My. Baptist Church invites you to co-labor with us to evangelize Country. Dr. LAT and Cheryle, his wife, are born- again believers, having placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ in early childhood, after which they sub- mitted to Baptist baptism. In 1965, Bro. Turk left home to attend Bible college in Dallas, Texas. Thus began a lifetime of systematic learning, resulting in a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies, a Master of Divinity Degree in Missions Ministry, and a Ph.D. Degree in Multi-Cultural Education from the Great Plains Baptist Divinity School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Bro. Turk was called of God to preach the Gospel in 1965. On August 26, 1967, Bro. Turk married the former Cheryle Gayle Muncy. Their union resulted in 12 chil- dren, the 5 youngest of whom will be returning with them to Country. The Turk's children are great work- ers in Dr. Turk's my. team, as they train for future leadership in ministries of their own. In 1968 Bro. Turk was ordained to the Gos- ple ministry by the Arkansas City My. Baptist Church in Arkansas City, Kan- sas. From Arkansas City, God lead the Turks to Garnett, Kansas to start a new church from scratch. The Lord blessed with many souls being saved, and the Trinity Baptist Church of Garnett was organized in 1972. During this period, Bro. Turk read a tract entitled Untold Millions Still Un- told by Pastor E.L. Bynum, that said: "In- donesia with a population of 90 million has no Baptist my." He knew in- stantly that Country would be his next field of service. Indonesia's population is now 238 million, and there are still few independent Baptist mies. to Indo- nesia. The Turks arrived in Jakarta, Indo- nesia February 2, 1974. Bro. Turk preached his first sermon in Indonesian 6 |
months later. From 1974 to 1985 the Turks
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tributed thousands of tracts, opened seven mission points, operated a Bible correspondence school with over 500 active students, instituted a small Bible school to train young preachers, and translated or wrote scores of Gospel booklets and tracts. In 1985 the Turks returned to the USA, and endeavered to minister to Indonesian college students in Okla- homa City. Bro. Turk and his sons also made nu- merous mission trips back into Country to con- tinue to minister there, and God mightily blessed with many souls saved and baptized. God has now made clear His will for the Turks to move back to Country. The establishment of independent Baptist
To accomplish this vision will require: Of course, the Turks can only accomplish this im-
What You Can Do To Help:
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Church web site........... Cell Phone:...................405.aaa.aaaa
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Field Address: P.T. Tropica Coco Prima
c/o Mrs. Tirza Tumober
Jalan Balai Kota No. 12
Manado 95124
Sulawesi Utara
Country {~2-2007}
