{"id":2084,"date":"2011-01-27T06:40:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T14:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=2084"},"modified":"2011-01-27T06:40:26","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T14:40:26","slug":"indonesia-beauty-in-ashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2011\/indonesia-beauty-in-ashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia: Beauty in Ashes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I receive a monthly newsletter from The Voice of the Martyrs [….] This month, the cover is a picture of a woman, Yubelina, from Indonesia. She was burned in an attack by Muslims on her Christian village.<\/p>\n

Her skin is splotchy & ranges in color from light brown to red to white. Much of it is leathery. Her nose is disfigured. She has a purplish-colored patch of skin in between her bottom lip & the bottom of her chin. Her upper lip is peeling. Her left eye is white & red; her pupil is clearly no longer able to see.<\/p>\n

But she is smiling. A huge smile. Joy radiates from her. Why?? She must receive stares. Children are probably afraid of her. The world would call her damaged. Ugly.<\/p>\n

Yubelina has figured out where her identity lies. She is a treasured child of the King. She has traded “a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning” (Isa. 61:3). Her smile reveals Jesus.<\/p>\n

Yubelina is beautiful. I guarantee she has a joy, a contentment, that no name-brand, trendy clothing; no perfect haircut & makeup; no flawless skin or toned body can bring.<\/p>\n

I want to be beautiful like that.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/i> Beauty<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the photo and the magazine in question:<\/p>\n

\"Yubelina\"
\nYubelina of Indonesia<\/i>
\nChristian Persecution Blog<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Frankly, I don’t know if I’m very gung-ho about using Third World images like this. Or any such image, for that matter.<\/p>\n

Is it sensationalism? Is it…ah…now I can’t remember the word I thought of a bit ago. Oh, yeah…is it some form of exploitation?<\/p>\n

I hope not.<\/p>\n

To be sure, it puts a face to persecution.<\/p>\n

And it reminds us of how people treat each other.<\/p>\n

And of how Christians should pray for each other.<\/p>\n

And of how Christian joy surpasses circumstances.<\/p>\n

And of how we should be thankful for freedom of religion.<\/p>\n

Of what else does it remind you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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