meet Grace.

so i thought i'd give you a personal story, to give you an idea of the beautiful women we will be spending our time with in Gulu. this is from a fellow Midtowner who works with African Leadership, Matt Wertz:

"One of the women that the Village of Hope is serving is named Grace. I got to sit down with her as she told me her story. How she was abducted at 14, given to a 50 year old Commander in the LRA, gave birth to two children and then, at age 28 escaped, losing both of her children, one in crossfire and one to disease. She spoke in a daze, far removed from the room we were sitting in, as she recalled the fear and pain she experienced in her 14 years of captivity. She lost her childhood, as well as her opportunity to love and to be loved. The Village of Hope’s goal is to give those things back to her."

see the rest of his thoughts on the Mocha Club blog
to see pictures from a previous trip to the Village of Hope go to the Mocha Club flickr page

:: marisa ::