It's been a while since I've blogged, but this one is important. Amazing awesome.
This last Friday, I went to a Starfield concert and if you know me at all, you would know that they are my absolute favorite band, their worship really comes from the heart and they let the Holy Spirit move. But that's not what I am going to talk about. During their mid-show, Tim came on stage talked about how it may be a little doing it but they were going to show us a video of Starfield's trip to... where else but Uganda. As one could imagine, as soon as he said that word, I fell. Literally. As we watched the video almost every scene in the beginning reminded me of different parts of each Invisible Children documentaries. Then I started tearing up. Then they showed a part of Tim and Jon talking to this girl, Aranya, whose family just left the displacement camps to their home. Before this part, I forgot to mention that they put a part that was kind of, very briefly, explaining what's going on in Uganda. Which you could guess, made me cry. As Tim and Jon talked to Aranya, the more and more I thought of Papito, Tony, Proscovia, Jacob, and all my other Ugandan friends. Aranya took them to her home and she had a pictures she drew on the wall with chalk and charcoal, and that made me just sooo emotional cause it just reminded me of the ministry that I really want to do or be apart of. On the wall behind Tim was the phrase, "God's grace" or in their language it would be, "Opwoyo Rwot." I only know that from the Grace documentary from Invisible Children. Then Aranya talked about how she wanted to go to school to be a nurse, but she couldn't afford it. And yet again it reminded me of the Legacy Scholarship Fund through Invisible Children and how my dad is helping some of these children get an education.
After this video, I was telling my friend that I can't believe that they went to Uganda, that's like where my heart is right now. She said, well Uganda is becoming very popular right now. At first, I was like yeah it is becoming popular, I am not one to be apart of something that's popular. Then the more and more I thought about it, the more and more happy I became.
This war in Uganda and now Eastern-Northern Africa that's been unseen for over 23 years is now becoming seen. These children that are forced to kill and were once invisible are now becoming visible. And I praise only God for that. He has blessed these many organizations that are helping to make it known to the world so we can finally do something about it.
We are just so close to seeing the end of this. November 20th, which is only 12 days away, is the day that President Obama is suppose to release a strategy to apprehend Joseph Kony and his leading commanders. Which could make capturing Joseph Kony a reality. Something in the near future. Where these children may be able to come home to their families. Their communities. Their friends. It's just so close. I mean people are finally leaving those disgraceful displacement camps to live in their homes now.
We are sooo close. Tell your friends. Show the documentaries. Host a screening. Check and see when the Invisible Children Roadies may be coming to your area.
I know hear in the Kansas City area they will be at Johnson County Community College on November 16th, in the Craig Auditorium, at 7p. Be there!
