Breakthroughs in Bali To the Balinese, Hinduism is a central part of life. The spirit world is very real to them. Efforts to appease every potentially dangerous spirit exact an extraordinary financial and emotional price. Though a few foreign missionaries have attempted to evangelize the island since 1866, the history of missions in Bali is a long struggle with many frustrations and meager gains. Of the three million people who inhabit the island, less than one-half of one percent are even nominally Christian.
Satanic forces remain deeply entrenched.
A few of the orphanage children pose for a photo. But the Lord is beginning to break down centuries of old walls in Bali and bring forth a harvest. This well-known witch doctor was at first reluctant to openly identify with Christ. But one year after his conversion, he tore down the altars he once used to sacrifice to spirits. That action alone could have cost him his life, but the Lord has protected him.