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Resilient Worshippers Celebrate Christmas Amidst Flood Recovery

12/25/2025

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In Sumatra's South Tapanuli district, worshippers held the Angkola Protestant Church Christmas mass, the first since devastating floods struck the island four weeks ago.
Decorations filled the Angkola Protestant Church for the occasion, even as streets around the church remained debris-strewn.
Many attendees still live in evacuation sites.
Krismanto Nainggolan described the service as different, expressing mixed emotions of joy and sorrow.

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In Sumatra's South Tapanuli district, worshippers held the Angkola Protestant Church Christmas mass, the first since devastating floods struck the island four weeks ago.
Decorations filled the Angkola Protestant Church for the occasion, even as streets around the church remained debris-strewn.
Many attendees still live in evacuation sites.
Krismanto Nainggolan described the service as different, expressing mixed emotions of joy and sorrow.