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World Missions has been rescuing
and restoring war affected children in northern Uganda and New Sudan
for nearly 10 years. We operate the largest orphanages in New Sudan
and are unique in our approach of leading armed rescue missions
directly into LRA territory.
Thousands of
children of have become orphans as a result of brutal LRA attacks on
remote villages in New Sudan and northern Uganda. Most of the
war-affected children cannot rescue themselves and will die of
starvation or bodily wounds inflicted by the LRA.
Over 30,000
children have been abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in
the region. Some relief organizations report as many as 50,000
children have been abducted and 1.7 million people have been
displaced. The abducted children are generally forced to be child
soldiers or sex slaves until they escape or are rescued.
While the
Children’s Village currently houses and educates 185 orphans, over
700 children have been rescued since its inception. The number of
additional children rescued is directly proportionate to our ability
to raise funds. There are many orphans who are in need of rescue as
a result of recent LRA attacks.
Our aim is
for these children to become healthy, independent adults through
complete rehabilitation, education, and teaching of a trade.
Letting them be children again has proven to be one of the
most healing elements of the rehabilitation process.
The Sudanese
staff at the Children’s Village primarily are orphans and widows
themselves. We’ve found that no one understands the needs of our
children better than those who have shared their experiences.
It is
important to note that World Missions also takes food, clothing and
medical assistance to the recently attacked villages where we
perform rescues. We also feed over 1,200 meals a day from our
compound.
Rev. Sam
Childers is the founder and leader of the Children’s Village in New
Sudan. Years after Sam turned his life around, he was exposed to the
atrocities toward children in the region. After running a successful
construction company for several years, Sam gave up his business to
dedicate himself to the full time rescue and rehabilitation of
children. His wife Lynn and two daughters have made significant
contribution to this work and live with him at headquarters in
Pennsylvania.
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