Urgent Prayer Request For Pader, Uganda
I have to apologize for once again skipping my regular Friday Art Reflection, but I received an email today from a fellow YWAM missionary who is serving in Jinja, Uganda. He informed me that another YWAM missionary, Anthony, who has been building a school for children in the IDP (internally displaced people) camps in the Pader region (home to Pader Town, Kitgum and Gulu), contacted him with some urgent news.
Many people in the Pader region have been forced to live in the IDP camps as a result of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the area. They live in extremely difficult conditions under the dubious, but essential protection of the government soldiers. In the last day or so the government soldiers have pulled out of the region, leaving the camps and communities unprotected. When questioned as to why, the commanding officers said only that the orders came from “higher levels”.
Please pray for the people in these regions as they are once again exposed to the dangers of the LRA. While the government soldiers are often violent and exploitive, they offered what little protection was available. Please pray for this urgent situation and pass the word to as many others as you can. I will keep you posted with any further information.
