Monday, August 02, 2004

Sudan still in Crisis

A young Sudanese refugee boy and his mother wait for medical help. Tears streaming down his face show the sheer misery and terror facing these children who are trapped by fierce fighting. Their homes have been destroyed. They can’t go back, and they have no way forward.Sudan is condemning the U.N. Resolution for its government to disarm the Arab militia (Janjaweed) in 30 days. For fifteen months already an armed militia have been accused of killing thousands and destroying entire villages. Children have been wounded and are sick, and thousands of women have been brutally raped.

So far, ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) has airlifted 35 metric tons of relief aid, including blankets, tents, therapeutic food, and medicine to 45,000 people. And 12,000 more are receiving clothing and seeds.

Let's hope the politicians stop dragging their feet and do something constructive.
Source: BBC

UPDATE: Safarig, a Global Mission Center in the Darfur region of Sudan, was attacked and leveled to the ground by Janjweed militias. Homes were burned, and an Adventist church was destroyed.
“Everybody fled for his life,” says local church leader Daniel Marach. Forty-six church members, along with many others, managed to travel safely to a camp in Abujabra. According to Marach, the journey was difficult, but no one was injured.
Source: Adventist News Network

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