how many times will we witness...

Thank you All Seasons for the reminder to pay attention. Feel free to steal and share the image (genocide in the Sudan).

It really strikes me that there are enough evil people in the world to band together and commit mass atrocities. Rape and torture have always been tools of war since the beginning of time. It's strategic purpose is to eat away at the fabric of humanity in the enemy's camp. Families are broken. Spirits are broken. Hope is lost. Fear is ever-present. The damage to the ethnic group is long-term and painful. We watched genocidal efforts happen in Bosnia, in Guatemala (although lesser known) and during the Holocaust. There are others.

And I am sickened by my own passivity.

*For some reason the link to Passion in the Present is currently down, but I hope it will be back up soon.
NOTE: UNTIL THE SITE COMES BACK UP, THE ICON COMES OFF, BUT PLEASE REMEMBER THESE PEOPLE (AMONG SO MANY OTHERS UNDER SIEGE, IN YOUR PRAYERS, DRUM-BANGING, OR WHATEVER THE HELL YOU DO TO SEND OUT GOOD VIBES...