This literally makes me sick. I announced the 300 missing Congolese to our IC club a while back. I knew it was one of the largest abductions in LRA history. It unsettled us because we generally focus on Uganda and don't realize the havoc they are wreaking everywhere else.
But to know for certain that 321, possibly more, were brutally murdered and 250 abducted...
BBC, NY Times, CBS. This is the exposure we've wanted, but why does it take 3 months and 320 bodies to get people to start talking? As if the 24 years and millions affected wasn't enough to talk about? How much longer will we let the death toll increase until something is finally done?
I'm thankful for the work being done by IC, Resolve and a host of other organizations. I'm thankful for the progress the bill has made in just a year. But a few organizations and a signature on a bill can't do everything. It's gonna take an army of dedicated people who refuse to cease fighting until everyone has gone home and peace has been restored to all the nations affected.
I'll end with the prayer of my Community Development professor's daughter:
"Dear Jesus, please come back soon, because we have lots owies, and they hurt."
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