NIGHT had not completely fallen and rain that had begun falling two days earlier continued to pour last Sunday on the outskirts of Palu, Central Sulawesi. At 7pm Central Indonesian Time, amid the heavy showers and gusting winds, Father Susianti Tinulele, 29, was concluding the Sunday service at Effatha Church on Jalan Banteng with the reading of a prayer.

Outside, a Yamaha RX King motorcycle with three riders stopped in front of the churc