Pastor David has spent the last 10 years ministering to believers in Central Java, but a local mosque recently sent him a letter indicating that his church building was illegal and could no longer hold services. After being summoned to the village office, Pastor David informed the head of the village that the church had been in existence prior to a decree that requires houses of worship to attain permission from locals in the community. In addition, the pastor told authorities that locals were not opposed to the church and that even the country's former president had approved it. As a result, authorities decided that the church could continue to hold services.