Adventists in Indonesia Reaches Persons With Disabilities Through Community Outreach

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

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

Pastor 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.

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.

The outreach reflects the mission of Adventist Possibility Ministries (APM), a global ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 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.

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

Nimfa Bindosano, Adventist Possibility Ministries director for the Adventist Church in the Southern Asia-Pacific (SSD), 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 persons 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 in the Hope Channel Indonesia website.