Don't just eat your dinner!!

They have to intervene after they see this footage.
No, they will see it and say "that's horrible" and go on eating their dinner.
-Hotel Rwanda

First off, I don't know what to say other than you should see the movie. I watched it tonight on my school's campus with other students. There was a discussion afterward with a girl from civil-war torn country of Burundi, a girl from Sierra Leone, and a guy from Kenya. Each had a different story that added to the images we had just seen in the movie. Everything was so overwhelming; I felt torn, broken, ashamed, confused. I felt like I needed to do something yet I felt so helpless.

I knew first that I should pray and decided to make that a part of my daily prayer. Yet was prayer enough? I have no clue how to pray; what to pray for. Is it ok to pray that the fighting will end or should I pray for the deeper issues of reconciliation? Is that enough? Wait....I pray to the God of all things, maker of this world, Lord of everything. Of course it is enough. (see my previous blog on the power of prayer)

I also decided that I need to be more informed of these things in the world. Personally, I plan to read BBC world news every morning, or at least once a day. I don't want to be naive to the things going on in the lives of others in the world.

Like I said, please see the movie. And when you do, find someone to talk with about what you have seen. I am available for all that know me and can get a hold of me. Also, if you have an African friends, I encourage you to talk to them about it and listen to their story.

Please, don't just go on eating your dinner - these people are important!