You Dirty Dog!

This land owner in Lampung was tired of people throwing garbage on his property. It is a common problem that Sumatrans throw their garbage everywhere. Many beautiful beaches are littered with garbage. However, this habit of tossing garbage anywhere also included people’s private property.

In Indonesian culture it is serious business to call someone a “dog.” The writing on this wall says that people who throw garbage here are a dog. The message connected, because you’ll notice that the ground under the writing is pretty clean for Indonesian standards.

The problem of dealing with garbage is not only a sanitation issue, it is also a spiritual issue for the peoples of Sumatra. Lying, stealing, cheating are all wide spread issues on Sumatra. The word used to sum up all these problems is corruption. The word God uses is sin.

One of the great needs on Sumatra is for Sumatrans to be shocked out of their complacency with the status quo. They need to realize that before Holy God their sin makes them a dirty dog. They need a complete transformation to take care of their sin problem. Only God is able to do it.

Pray for Sumatrans to realize how shockingly bad their sins are before Holy God.

Pray for believers on Sumatra to be bold in sharing about the life transformation that is available through faith in Jesus Christ.

Pray for believers to personally encounter this life transformation so that others can clearly see Jesus in them.

Pray for Sumatrans to have the courage to admit their garbage problem and humbly ask to have the Lord remove the trash from within their hearts.