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Southern Asia-Pacific Division

Adventist community reaches people with disabilities in Indonesia

'Meaningful ministry begins when members intentionally build relationships, listen to people’s needs, and create opportunities for everyone to participate in the faith community,' says regional Adventist Possibility Ministries director.

July 2, 2026

Indonesia

Juli Sagala, Southern Asia-Pacific Division
A church volunteer presents food assistance to a resident during a house-to-house community outreach program in Kutambaru Village, Tiganderket Subdistrict, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The outreach sought to demonstrate God’s love through acts of service while strengthening relationships with people with disabilities and newly baptized church members.

A church volunteer presents food assistance to a resident during a house-to-house community outreach program in Kutambaru Village, Tiganderket Subdistrict, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The outreach sought to demonstrate God’s love through acts of service while strengthening relationships with people with disabilities and newly baptized church members.

Photo: Southern Asia-Pacific Division

Members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, visited people with disabilities and newly baptized church members in Kutambaru Village, Tiganderket Subdistrict, on May 10, 2026, providing prayer, encouragement, and practical support.

Led by Tirsawaty Sinuhaji, the outreach team visited homes throughout the community, offering spiritual care and distributing food assistance as an expression of Christian compassion.

Sinuhaji said the initiative aimed to remind recipients that they are valued, loved, and remembered by their church family.

“The goal is for them to experience the blessings that come through God’s people,” Sinuhaji said.

The outreach reflects the mission of Adventist Possibility Ministries (APM), a global Adventist ministry dedicated to fostering inclusion, support, and empowerment for individuals with special needs. Guided by the motto, “All are gifted, needed, and treasured,” the ministry emphasizes each person’s God-given abilities and potential rather than their limitations.

A resident receives food assistance from members of the South Karo District during a home visit in Kutambaru Village, Tiganderket Subdistrict, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The outreach connected church members with persons with disabilities and their families through prayer, encouragement, and practical support, demonstrating the Adventist Church’s belief that all people are gifted, needed, and treasured. Photo: Southern Asia-Pacific Division

Through advocacy, resources, and community engagement, APM serves several groups, including people who are deaf, blind, physically immobile, experiencing mental health challenges, orphans and vulnerable children, the bereaved, and caregivers.

Nimfa Bindosano, Southern Asia-Pacific Division APM director, said initiatives such as the South Karo outreach demonstrate the church’s commitment to ensuring that every person feels seen, valued, and included in the life and mission of the Church.

She noted that meaningful ministry begins when members intentionally build relationships, listen to people’s needs, and create opportunities for everyone to participate in the faith community, regardless of physical, emotional, or social challenges.

In addition to serving people with disabilities, the South Karo team also visited several newly baptized members, encouraging them to remain faithful in their walk with Christ and connected to their local church community.

Church leaders expressed hope that the outreach would strengthen faith, deepen relationships, and serve as a reminder that God’s love extends to every member of society.

The original article was published on the Southern Asia-Pacific Division news site.

Juli Sagala, Southern Asia-Pacific Division

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