We had a cool experience the other night. Invisible Children was raising awareness for the child soldiers in Northern Uganda. So we joined thousands of people across the U.S. who slept outside in an effort to raise awareness for these kids who desperately need someone to be their voice. Each night they commute into the cities so they are not abducted for the LRA (Lords Resistance Army).
I have been thinking about these children and teenagers a lot lately. Around our world, the next generation is literally being destroyed. There are child soldiers in many countries, children who have suffered through genocides, sex trades, drug trafficing, poverty and violence.
We need to learn more about these kids and their situations so we can get involved in helping them. If they were our own kids, we would do all that we could to keep them safe, to preserve their innocence, to hide them from the injustice and evil of the world. Just because these kids are not in our homes, doesn't mean we can turn away. In fact, many of us should consider taking them into our homes through adoption. There are so many children around the world who need a home, a family, a safe haven where they don't have to look over their shoulder at the harm that's coming their way.
Recently some friends of ours returned from Rwanda. They shared with us that the kids would ask them for their empty water bottles. And when they gave them to the kids, they were ecstatic about the gift. Can you imagine? An empty water bottle...
We have a responsibility when we know the need. Let us be their voice and do all that we can to rescue a dying generation.
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those who are perishing. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice." Proverbs 31:8,9
