‘You can’t bury your dead here’ – a cost of faith in Christ

The death of loved ones here in Australia and New Zealand presents us with the heartbreaking reality of grief and the consequences of our fall from God’s original intention for humankind. But for all the heartache we suffer, we can usually count on the ability to bury our dead with dignity and the support of professionals who take care of all the unfathomable details associated with funerals. This is not the case for our Christian brothers and sisters in many parts of Indonesia.

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