We Mustn't Forget Darfur
According to the Associated Press, the 83 year-old former President,
Jimmy Carter (God bless him) got into a shouting match with a local
Sudanese security chief because Carter wanted to meet with
representatives of ethnic African refugees in Kabkabiya, a North Darfur town and the security chief blocked him. Carter originally wanted to visit a refugee camp, but the UN deemed it too dangerous. Instead, Carter agreed to meet refugees in a UN compound -- but no one showed-up, so he decided to walk into town. He made it to a school where he met one tribal representative and was going to move on when he was stopped.
There were reports that the refugees seemed too frightened to speak with Carter's team, but some were able to slip them notes. The notes indicated that the refugees were being persecuted and girls were still being raped.
More than 200,000 people have died in that region, while 2.4 million have been displaced. And the number of other atrocities that have been committed by the janjaweed is unimaginable.
May Jesus protect the vulnerableDarfur children and may the Sudanese be granted peace.
Jimmy Carter (God bless him) got into a shouting match with a local
Sudanese security chief because Carter wanted to meet with
representatives of ethnic African refugees in Kabkabiya, a North Darfur town and the security chief blocked him. Carter originally wanted to visit a refugee camp, but the UN deemed it too dangerous. Instead, Carter agreed to meet refugees in a UN compound -- but no one showed-up, so he decided to walk into town. He made it to a school where he met one tribal representative and was going to move on when he was stopped.
There were reports that the refugees seemed too frightened to speak with Carter's team, but some were able to slip them notes. The notes indicated that the refugees were being persecuted and girls were still being raped.
More than 200,000 people have died in that region, while 2.4 million have been displaced. And the number of other atrocities that have been committed by the janjaweed is unimaginable.
May Jesus protect the vulnerable
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