I assume that news of this has traveled to most of you, but the talk of the town recently has been that of the release of Consuelo de Perdomo and Clara Rojas, two women who were kidnapped by members of the FARC (who had been held captive for 5/6 years). Their stories and those of the history of the FARC, EPL, ELN, and paramilitaries of Colombia are incredibly interesting, depressing, and terrifying all at the same time. I am attempting to process all that I’ve learned about this horrible Colombian reality, but it is so hard to believe that I can’t even begin to make any sense of it. I hope to write a more comprehensive reflection on the topic soon, but in the meantime, please be prayerful for the more than 600 (Some figures say as high as 1,500; it was 3,000 before President Uribe was in office!!!!) others living a life of fear and suffering at the hands of the guerrillas in the Colombian jungles, away from their families and without the freedoms and comforts they deserve. Let us also not forget the family members who must live without their loved ones, waiting and worrying, not knowing if they are dead or alive-- some for more than ten years. Such injustice!!
P.S.: Six more people were kidnapped yesterday in the region of Chocó.
P.P.S.: The drug money used to run the FARC will never allow for concessions.
2 comments:
We have enjoyed reading your blog entries. All of this still sounds safer than Hilary on a bicycle in Seattle. By the way, it is spelled Columbia. Have fun! Casey and Melanie.
Hello! The comment regarding the spelling of Colombia was a joke.
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