LRA Violence and Joseph Kony

Did you know that over 30,000 children have been abducted by Joseph Kony, the leader of the "Lord's Resistance Army" in Africa?

These children are being brainwashed and forced to become soldiers or sex slaves. Kony has been on the run for years, as he is considered one of the world's worst war criminals. Now is the time to arrest him and put an end to this wickedness.

Kony 2012 Video

Kony 2012: Part 2

LRA Crisis Tracker

Invisible Children - Response to Critics

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Where is the Love?

People killin', people dyin'

Children hurt and you hear them cryin'

Can you practice what you preach?

And would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father help us

Send some guidance from above

'Cause people got me, got me questionin'

Where is the love?

     Hate abounds everywhere. War rages across the globe, pitting man against man in a whirlwind of death and destruction. Racism beats down people just because they're "different". Children are abused by adults and bullied by their peers. Half of marriages in the US and Canada now end in divorce.

     In short, the world needs more of this thing we call love. Every single person I know would agree with that. But where can we find it? Visit my blog tomorrow to find out!

The Worst (Preventable) Things Going on in the World Right NOW

Photo source

War –

Mexico's drug war: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16337488

Pakistan-India Kashmir war: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10537286 and http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html

LRA conflict in Uganda:
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/history-of-the-war

etc.

Child soldiers –
http://www.un.org/children/conflict/english/issues.html

Child abuse –
http://www.zebracentre.ca/facing-the-facts/

Extreme poverty and malnutrition –
http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats

Often reinforced by racism – http://www.gfa.org/dalit/about-the-dalits/

Abortion –
http://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/index.php?p=Abortion
(a genocide of the unborn)

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         This short list is just a start... How can we just sit back and go on with our everyday lives, knowing that every day people are going through terrible things like these and dying unecessarly, when we could help them? I know I can't just sit back... because God has broken my heart for the broken in this world. I used to have lots of dreams and goals for my life – to get married to a beautiful girl, get a good writing job, become famous (most likely through my writing), buy a nice, cozy little house in some place like Hawaii, install a hot-tub, get a beagle... in short, to get a whole bunch of stuff for ME. It was all about ME, MYSELF, and I.
        Then just last year, God told me it isn't all about me. I am not the center of the universe. He told me to get rid of all my dreams and just surrender to Him. Of course, I didn't want to. But eventually God convinced me it was the best way to live my life to the fullest.
        So here I am... I know that some day I'll change the world. I hope that some day I'll be called to help people who are caught in the middle of war, to free child soldiers, to prevent child abuse and comfort its victims, to assist those who are starving in extreme poverty, to help end racism, and to put a stop to the genocide of the unborn.
        But for now, I'll just shine for Christ in my small 17-year-old life, help others when I can, and do my best to be a friend to those around me in the small town of Vegreville, Alberta.