Thursday, October 15, 2009

Rape in the Congo News

My heart goes out to all the women and their families who have been abandoned by their country. How with all those brutal rapes and murders nothing can be done to protect any of them? I empathize with that mother of two who was raped by six soldiers while her brother was forced to watch and when he was told to rape his sister and he refused was stabbed to death. She was enslaved for 8 months not knowing where her children were. She escapes and finds out shes pregnant. She has the baby and names her Luck. I am not able to endure such madness. To watch someone that close to me get raped and not be able to do anything about it. I would probably take my own life. The youngest rapped was 3 years old and oldest 75. Whats wrong with this world today. It's crazy. This is when I have to sit back, take a deep breath and be grateful for what I have. I have both my parents, 4 daughters, a job, a car, and I am going to college. Sometimes I have a hard time to be grateful for my own selfish reasons. This was a real eye opener for me. It is one of my nightmares with 4 girls. To keep them protected at all times is my number one goal. I will do anything in my power to make sure they are safe. This is when I am really proud to be part of the United States and live in Hawaii. Its not all perfect, but it beats living in Congo. I got to send my love out to that doctor out there who risk alot to keep these women sane and put them all back together. What would they do without him?

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