Update from 10/21

I just read the news update on the IC website about the LRA's attacks in the Congo.

(read it here: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/news&press/news/detail.php?pID=150945227)



Though I admire their initiative, it seems awful that the Congolese are in such a state of turmoil that they are forming their own groups to fight back and try to ambush the LRA. The "more complex situation" is keeping government support distracted while the LRA wreaks havoc on Congolese villages.



I definitely agree that it's going to take some drastic action to bring peace to this region, and I think that in this case especially the need for international support is at an all-time high. As was stated on the IC site, the Congolese army and UN peacekeeping forces are so busy trying to resolve the conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis that army support against the LRA is hard to get. It seems like the only way that this region can be restored is with the help of a lot of international support.

Now, there has been a huge response from places like Canada and Germany recently, and I think that the US should step it up, too. Here is a place that really needs help. I encourage everyone to lend what little money they can to an organization (like IC) whose goal it is to aid these people groups in the midst of war.

Also, I know that it seems tough to contribute to something so large, and often we feel like our 50-cent donations and "To Whom It May Concern" letters don't do much, but just think how far millions of those letters and donations can go!

"Never doubt that a small group of people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead

This is a favorite quote of many of the people at IC and everywhere, and for good reason! That is how they got started! It is so true! And the movement can continue with your help!

I plan on learning as much as I can about this crisis and writing a letter to my Congressman or heck...even the presidential candidates about this. I believe it really is important and who better to discuss this with than a government official?