Do You Know Joseph Kony?
He is the Adolf Hitler of our day and yet you don’t even know who he is.
There are two reasons Uganda has an orphan crisis. One is AIDS and other health related issues. The other is Joseph Kony. In the Northern part of Uganda, southern Sudan, and north-eastern Congo Joseph Kony has been kidnapping children and forcing them to kill their parents and then join his army. If you are a girl your role may be to provide sex. If you are a boy you will be called upon to intimidate, mutilate, and kill in the name of Joseph Kony. 30,000 children have been kidnapped in Uganda alone. His behavior has led to him being listed as the #1 most dangerous man on the planet according to the Interantional Criminal Court at The Hague in The Netherlands. Muammar Gaddafi, recently deposed dictator of Libya was #22.
Governements supported the overthrow of Gaddafi’s government simply because of oil. Joseph Kony doesn’t have any oil, but he has hands stained by the blood of thousands of innocent people. In 2012 the agency Invisible Children has made the capture of Joseph Kony an absolute must.
I encourage you to watch the following video, share it with anyone and everyone, talk about it with your children and friends, and churches and then join me to make Joseph Kony famous.
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I’ll make that one of my next Nook purchases. Thanks, Tracy.
I recently read the book Another Man’s War. The author, who is a preacher led to help protect the children, talks about Kony and his fight against him. Kony is a truly frightening individual who has an unbelievable grip on the people. I certainly pray for an end to his reign of terror.
Jeremiah, we could be doing something as a church in the community in order to make people aware. Are you down with that?
Wow, had never heard of him, that just breaks my heart and gives me something else to add to my prayers. Thanks for the post!