Tears slide down my already damp cheeks as I watch children run from there homes. I cry for those who are taken from there homes, and are forced to do things most Americans cant think about. women are abused. Children are forced to go to war. And people are murdered.
The Lords Resistance Army has been abducting children from central Africa for 20 years. Children would go out in the day, but in the night they hid. Because they didn't know if they were going to wake up in the same place. This happened in Uganda. But it is only one country of many.
I lived in Uganda. Uganda is mainly free now from the lra but surrounding countries aren't. No one dared to stand up and say, 'STOP.' not until invisible children. Most Americans didn't know thats was going on in this broken country, this broken Continent. But thankfully, some did. Some American boys went to Uganda and saw all that was going on and decided to help. They made the movie Invisible Children. They payed for school fees for children who had escape and had nothing. This made Joseph Koney and all the rebels move out of Uganda. God is great. He used these three boys to stop a war. Well, maybe not a war, but helped stop a war in one country. They couldn't have done this without God.
The lra is still in other countries like the Congo But invisible children are doing things for them too. They are building radio towers to help other countries know where the soldiers are. They also met with President Obama and they convinced him to send troops to uganda. THis is definitly a miracle.
Last night I talked to a Ugandan women who grew up in this war zone. She has an amazing story but it is only one of millions. And she was able to come to America through invisible children. She spoke in font of everybody but after I went to talk to her. I greeted her in lugandan. And her reaction made my bad day better. We began talking and it really made me miss my home. We swapped stories about Africa and our travels. And we were able to connect. So, I decided I'm going to start saving for another trip. My overall goal is to raise $4,000. It is a lot but I am hoping to bring my friend Baylee with me. I know we can make this much with Gods help.
-Lu
