The Lord's Resistance Army(LRA), ever heard of it?
The Lord's Resistance Army is an unimaginably violent rebel group in Uganda led by a man who brings together a potent mix of Christianity, Islam and Witchcraft. He uses his ridiculous reason to motivate his army into attacking and brutally killing many of their own people, and abducting enormous numbers of children to be brainwashed into full fledged murdering members of the LRA. The paper thin defense for his actions is opposition to the Ugandan government. I think one article says he claims to be cleansing his own people, the Acholi. The tragedies that are in progress and have already occured because of this group are too numerous to count. Only the Lord knows fully the trauma these people are enduring. The main victims of this brutality: women and children. I am linking an article and hopefully a website that will help you find out more about this fight.
Why am i writing about it, you ask?
Well, a ninth grade girl with a beautiful heart for missions, has recently heard of the plight of the Ugandan children. They are being beaten in horrible ways i cannot even describe, raped, mutilated, threatened, abducted and forced to kill one another in brutal disgusting ways. They are brainwashed and turned into soldiers, many of them no older than eight to fourteen years. I will stop describing it now because the article i am linking (and the ones linked from that page) will do a more adequate job of describing exactly what is going on.
I am telling you because my heart is now involved and we (the ninth grade girl, her friends and schoolmates and families in the area) are trying to think of creative ways to raise money and awareness for an organization that is trying to raise 20 million dollars in order to provide safe, clean places for these children to sleep, food for them to eat (many of them survive on less than one meal a day), and education that they aren't getting because of this war.
There is a dvd that i would love to show you (except i don't have a copy). It is a documentary by three guys who just decided to go to the Sudan and film a documentary. They went with no organization and no money. They came back on a mission. It is a powerful dvd. I think their website is www.invisiblechildren.com
Please check it out.
IF you have creative ideas for raising money we would appreciate your input!
If you have the space on you prayer list these kids need your time in prayer. So do the leaders---pray for true salvation for the Rebel army leader and his followers. Pray for the mission to help these kids. Pray for protection for the children from the cruel reality that is their world. Pray for relief and rescue for those already abducted and turned into murderers. And pray, for awareness throughout the Christian church.
Thanks.
Here's the link: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/001/18.30.html
