Invisible Children

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/001/18.30.html

This is the best short article I have found summarizing the crisis with the LRA in Northern Uganda...you can thank me for not posting the 150-page one--it was better. Ann, parts of it may be a little rough for you.

More than 30,ooo children dead already, and I don't think that's likely to be a high estimate. In my opinion, this is one of the worst current crisis, and it's relatively unknown. Even if nothing else can be done (and I believe that there can and should) we can at least raise awareness and see what public outrage can do.

Outrage is sadly insufficient though. On the one hand, we shouldn't give to low an estimate of what prayer can do in a situation like this. On the other hand, as American Christians with the world's resources at our hands, we have a lot of responsibility.

Jesus had special compssion on the poor, the helpless, and children, and a special wrath for those who exploited and abused them. If we love him how can we not have the same heart?

Any ideas about what should be done?

Here is a link that allows you to send a message to your congressman--it only takes a minute, I highly reccomend it.
https://secure2.convio.net/wv/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction&cmd=display&id=128&lid=Uganda_action&lpos=leftnav

If you're really serious, here's e-mail addresses for the Ugandan government.
http://www.statehouse.go.ug/contacts.php?category=Contacts

~Hope~