 If you dig deeply enough in the mainstream media you might on rare occasion find a story about the tragedy that has befallen Sudan for most of the last generation. Claudia and I have befriended and pledged support for a group of refuge girls in the Boulder community that call themselves the Lost Girls of the Sudan. A group of young men in the Denver area are the Boys.
It should come as no surprise that Arab Islamic radicals — just like in the Middle East — are behind the conflict, war, terror, and death that has consumed Sudan for decades and has infected northern Africa and is spreading deeper in the continent. Ethnic jihad against Christians as well as other Muslims has taken countless lives, destroyed families and hope. No, radical Islam is not confined to the sands of Iraq and Iran.
The stories of torture, broken families, hopelessness, and despair will break your heart. But, the world needs to know what horrors are happening every day in far too much of the African continent. Tragically, most of it escapes the attention of the media, the United Nations, and most of the world because strategic economic value isn’t placed on Africa, and it has been the forgotten continent for so very long.
God’s children live there, too. We applaud President Bush for his recent visit to Africa, and for the commitment and progress he has made to help the desperate people of the continent. Much more attention needs to be focused on the Sudan and much of the entire continent, or the reach and force of the jihadists will only grow and death will be the legacy.
I recently sat with Micklina Peter who was the first of the Lost Girls to immigrate to Boulder. Please, please listen to her story by clicking below. You won’t get this kind of personal witness to what is happening in Sudan in the media, as well as testimony to the greatness of America.
The Lost Girls and Boys of Sudan are truly inspirational. A non-profit organization, Community of Sudanese American Women/Men (CSAW), has been started to help their efforts as well as those of the displaced refuges still in Africa. To learn more visit www.csawcolorado.org