Kony 2012

I've seen the name Joseph Kony popping up all over the internet lately, and I haven't really thought much of it. I just thought it was another thing/video that people were bringing attention just to be forgotten the next week. That isn't what has happened, so I finally watched the video. I wasn't ready for what I saw.

I didn't know who Kony was, and the whole point of the video was to make him known to people like me -- people who had never heard of him and the things he has done. Kony is the leader of the LRA -- the lord's resistance army, and he is the one responsible for all the African children being abducted and forced into soldiering. He also abducts children to put into the sex trade.

My favorite part of the video that I embedded into this blog is when it talks about this being the first time in history that America sent soldiers somewhere not for self defense, but just to do what was right.

These people are dedicated, and it is amazing how the world is coming together to finally put a stop to what Kony is doing. Its been 26 years and almost 30,000 children who have been abducted. Its time to step in and do what's right. Do you want to be a part of history? Watch this video, and see what you can do to help. Prayer is always the first place to start; let God do the rest.

KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.