These Are the Days

Tonight I went to an interesting speaker at the SNC & felt compelled to pass on his message. Francis Bok was a slave in war plagued Sudan in Africa. He was forced into slavery when he was 7 & held for 10 years. After 2 failed escape attempts, he finally succeeded his 3^rd attempt. He was granted amnesty & was moved to the United Sates. He worked 2 jobs, still unable to speak English, just so he could raise the money to get an education. He was contacted by someone with an antislavery organization & asked to tell his story. Soon he was testifying in front of Congress & attending political events with the Secretary of State & the President of the United States. I think I left out that dude is 25, yea 25. He came to the U.S. in 1998. In the world today, the 21^st century, there are an estimated 27 million slaves. There are an estimated 50,000 in the US, which is scary. Awareness is the 1^st step to a solution & Mr. Bok is doing everything he can to make the world aware of the plight of the Sudanese & exploited children around the world. His speech was something I was truly honored to be able to attend. For more info, see IAbolish.com.

Posted by D. Schwa on Monday, February 21, 2005 at 11:24 PM | Permalink