Deliver us from Kony

[GregoryPalamas]

Africa has been called both the richest and the sickest continent on earth. Why do things like this continue to happen over and over and over again? I suppose a strong military answer would help for a time but what can be done to change this permanently? The Gospel of Christ but the continent has long been seen as one of the fastest growing Christian continents on earth. Yet, still this happens. Stop gap measures like Bonos and many others don’t seem to change much of anything. I guess the better question is this “How do we discover who is doing effective work there and how do we increase those efforts?”

Deliver us from Kony, indeed!

christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/001/18.30.html

CDL

 

[GregoryPalamas]

Does anyone have any ideas?

CDL

 

[Karin]

There are no words to describe how I feel after reading this article!
:nope: :crying: :banghead: :bigyikes:
There must be something that the Church and its folk can do!

 

[GregoryPalamas]

Karin,

You are a kind hearted person. I wish I had some answer. This maniac is using religion to perform unspeakable horrors upon people. Yet, he is by no means the first in Africa to do this. He isn’t even the first in Uganda to do this. Pooring money into Africa without more profound purpose just seems to exacerbate the issue. Yet, I don’t know what to do.

Lord, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.

CDL

 

[Tristan_daCunha]

There are allegations that the government of Uganda is in no hurry to end the insurgency.

First, the Acholi people of the north have never been big supporters of the current government, so prolonging the war keeps them marginalized.

Second, the war has become too profitable for the government, with members of parliament and even military officers buying hotels in the north where they know they will have ongoing business from humanitarian groups, journalists and other organizations monitoring the war.

Full article

And the United States seems to be unwilling to increase military aid to Uganda:

“There is a reluctance to supply lethal military assistance to Uganda,” says the U.S. official, speaking under the condition of anonymity. “The Ugandan army has a checkered past – they went into the Congo in 2003 and fought a battle with forces from Rwanda in Kisangani. We don’t want to get too close to a military that carries out activities like that, but we’re happy to support legitimate activities of the Ugandan government to provide security for their people.”

BTW, the article I linked to is part of a series of reports by Kevin Sites on this problem. They are worth reading.

As to how we can help… I think keeping this problem in the public eye might be a good start. And encourage our governments and NGOs to increase aid to those affected by this terroristic insurgency.