Humility Amid Disaster
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Christmas was also celebrated at Rahmat Pentecostal Church in Carita district, Pandeglang regency.
Handoko, 52, walked briskly down the 1.5-meter-wide alley on Tuesday (12/25/2018) towards El Shaddai Indonesian Pentecostal Church (GPdI) in Labuan district, Pandeglang regency, avoiding all the puddles along the route. Upon arriving at the church, Handoko, in a brown batik shirt, joined 100 other churchgoers at the Christmas celebration, and was soon singing Christmas hymns solemnly.
The Christmas celebration seemed to help the resident of Labuan’s Cigondang village in fighting his restlessness. He had apparently been in a state of constant alert since his house was swept away by the tsunami on Saturday night (12/22). Handoko said his wife screamed when the wave reached their house, 15 meters from shore. His two children panicked.