Home from School

These Tamiang girls are heading home from school. Interestingly enough, the Indonesian school year is the longest in the world. More days in school, however, does not necessarily translate into a better education. Many children in the rural areas of Sumatra stop going to school after 6^th grade. It is also not unusual to have teachers fail to show up to teach their classes. Many schools lack equipment to help their students engage in the 21^st century.

In many areas of Sumatra children do not learn the national language until they go to public school. For these students, the first few years of school is primarily taken up with language learning. Because of this, these students are often behind in other subjects that they were unable to understand when they first started school.

Education is a huge open door to minister to communities on Sumatra. Providing quality education in rural areas gives tremendous access to families to be able to share the Gospel multiple times over a long period of time.

Pray for believers to minister to the educational and spiritual needs of children in the rural areas of Sumatra.

Pray for the Holy Spirit to prepare the hearts of families in these rural areas to hear and respond to the Gospel.

Pray for educational reforms on Sumatra so that children in rural areas have more educational opportunities.