Every August, villages across Indonesia suddenly come alive with communal cooperation (gotong royong). House fences receive a fresh coat of paint, red-and-white national flags and colorful banners flutter along streets and neighbors organize traditional games and neighborhood arts stages.
Danang Kristiawan
Danang Kristiawan is a pastor in GITJ Jepara, Indonesia, and a teacher in Wiyata Wacana Mennonite Seminary in Pati, Indonesia.
It was evening already, when around 70 men from my neighborhood arrived at my home. Most walked or rode motorcycles,
