In Indonesia, Light Skin is Prized. Some Christians Are Pushing Back.
Growing up on the Indonesian island of Java, Happy Natalisa remembers being mocked for her dark complexion. Her classmates called her si hitam (black) and orang Papua because her father was Papuan, an ethnic group hailing from Indonesia’s easternmost province in Western New Guinea. Her appearance affected how she served in the church. She preferred … Read more
