Today, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the center of Medellin to participate in a march against the kidnappings of the FARC (the guerrilla). Recently 11 political figures were killed after being held for about five years. There response to the public was that they were really sorry that they had to do that, but that it was ultimately the governments fault for not making a deal with them.
Colombians from all over the nationed wore white and went to publically protest.
Six of us from the base participated.
I have never experienced anything like it. It was so moving. Hearing the cries of the people- calling out for freedom...freedom from the kidnappings, freedom from living in fear, freedom from those that are currently held captive.
As I marched with thousands of people, all I could think about was the Israelites in their captivity in Egypt. It says over and over again that God heard the cry of his people. I am sure that God was moved by what He saw today.
A famous latin singer (Juanes) was there and sang part of a song that he wrote with the following lyrics
"I dream of freedom for those that are kidnapped in the middle of the jungle and I dream of peace in the middle of a bloody nation and with the end of this unjust war."
But I couldn't see him because my vision was blocked by signs the face of a young man who had been kidnapped just weeks ago...
http://picasaweb.google.com/home March Against Kidnapping
Colombians from all over the nationed wore white and went to publically protest.
Six of us from the base participated.
I have never experienced anything like it. It was so moving. Hearing the cries of the people- calling out for freedom...freedom from the kidnappings, freedom from living in fear, freedom from those that are currently held captive.
As I marched with thousands of people, all I could think about was the Israelites in their captivity in Egypt. It says over and over again that God heard the cry of his people. I am sure that God was moved by what He saw today.
A famous latin singer (Juanes) was there and sang part of a song that he wrote with the following lyrics
"I dream of freedom for those that are kidnapped in the middle of the jungle and I dream of peace in the middle of a bloody nation and with the end of this unjust war."
But I couldn't see him because my vision was blocked by signs the face of a young man who had been kidnapped just weeks ago...
http://picasaweb.google.com/home March Against Kidnapping
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Don't know how much you've been following (ok...hardly at all, since that's the frequency of my story updates), but I have a really short excerpt from my story posted on my Facebook site. It's listed as a 'note.' It's somewhere down the left side of my profile.
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The address of my profile page for those people who don't have their own facebook profile, or didn't know I had one.
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708983884
Not sure if you'd be able to get the full web address for my site, so I re-posted it.
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Hello there
thank you for all you do in my country I would like to know more about what you do there.
I'm a substance abuse counselor here in Chicago, went to Moody Bible Institute for a while,
I really apreciatte more information on th eprogram you are part of.
you can find me on facebook Diego Leon or personal e-mail
diego_leon@sbcglobal.net
Thanks
many Blessings
Joshua 1-6
March against farc find more info at their web-site
colombianosoyyo.org
http://www.colombiasoyyo.org/
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