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Rian lives with his father and his mother. He is responsible for caring for animals and running errands. His father is sometimes employed and his mother maintains the home. There are 4 children in the family.

Bicycling, listening to music and playing group games are Rian's favorite activities. In middle school his performance is average and he also regularly attends church activities.

Your love and support will help Rian to receive the assistance he needs to develop his potential. Please pray for him.

Rian lives in the coastal community of Kelurahan Fatululi Kupang, home to approximately 15,000 residents. Typical houses are constructed of cement floors, wood walls and corrugated iron roofs. The primary ethnic groups and languages are Timor, Alor, Rote, Sabu, Sumba and Flores.

The regional diet consists of rice. Common health problems in this area include malaria and skin diseases. Most adults work as day laborers and earn the equivalent of $56 per month. This community needs proper sanitation, potable water and affordable education.

Your sponsorship allows the staff of Masa Depan Cerah Student Center to provide Rian with Bible teaching, medical care, nutritious food, tuition, scholastic materials, shoes, recreational activities and field trips. The center staff will also provide educational classes for the parents or guardians of Rian.

Indonesia consists of 17,000 islands along the equator between Australia and Asia. The larger islands have central mountain ranges and fertile plains and lowlands. The climate is tropical with a rainy season from October to April.

The country squeezes a population nearly the size of the United States into a landmass roughly triple the size of Texas; it has the fourth largest population in the world. Indonesia is also a diverse nation with many resources. More than 700 languages are spoken but the most common is Bahasa Indonesia. Islam claims 90 percent of Indonesians; however, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and animism are also practiced.

When Columbus sailed from Spain in 1492, he sought a new route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. The Portuguese arrived in the sixteenth century but in 1602 the Dutch began slowly gaining control of the islands. Following Japanese occupation during World War II, the country, led by Sukarno, proclaimed independence in 1945. Suharto ousted Sukarno in 1968 and held the presidency of the military-controlled republic until 1998, when a collapsing economy fueled riots and demands for reforms. In 2001, the country elected a female leader, President Megawati Sukarnoputri.