This city is a blend of unreached peoples, languages, and beliefs impacting all parts of life.
In a single neighborhood you will often hear bells from the Hindu temple, smell incense from Buddhist and Taoist worshippers, and hear the Muslim call to prayer.
This location is a beautiful, equatorial tropical island.
The area is in the suburbs, with both a large outdoor market and a large superstore within 10 minutes. You will be a 45-minute flight from the capital. There’s an international airport on the island, along with several malls and other modern conveniences.
Yet, below the surface are many complexities; the world’s three largest non-Christian religions all live on top of each other and coexist in everyday life.
There is a wide array of social classes as well, ranging from:
-migrant workers from nearby countries
-local Muslims who speak little to no English
-Hindus who speak mostly the local language and also English
-very wealthy East Asian Tibetans and Buddhist business people/property owners.
There is a lot of seafood here, the climate is hot and humid year-round (33 degrees Celsius every day), and rain is often on the forecast.
Our island is considered a top-ten foodie destination in the world!
The missionary will need to raise funds to join this ministry
Not exactly what you’re looking for? Pioneers has hundreds of opportunities to serve cross-culturally–far too many to post on the website. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, get in touch with our mission mentor team to find out about our many other opportunities. (info@pioneersnederland.org)