The Lost Boys of Sudan

[drjoe2323]

where was the united states goverment damn so sad

[mustafasaleh01]

to all our southern Sudanese brothers im from the north please don't believe this this is all a hit from usa to separate us from you so they find you easy to control and still your wealth (jewelery and oil) alot of them live with us eat and drink from the Nile we are brothers .

[zettadom]

What about the girls? If anything they have suffered even worse but their story is being practically ignored.  Don't girls matter as much as boys? Apparantly not to americans, they seem only concerned with male suffering.

[herjok88]

the boys if cought they get kill but girls get kidnap and they wont survive as much as this boys does.

[unit45x]

We are very much concerned with the girls of Sudan as well. In America we have deep compassion for all the people in Sudan, so this comment is very misguided. Visit our group on Facebook for more information:

Sudanese Lost Boys and Girls Volunteers Association, Inc.

Thank You!

[zettadom]

Have an equal number of young girls been given opportunity to come to America as the boys?.

Are you working as hard to make this happen as with the boys?

If not, why?

It might take longer and require more effort to relocate an equivalent number of young women but I believe is could be done. The girls plight seems to only get lip service but little action. If that is not true, what is being done? If anything girls suffer more, I would rather be on my own in the wild than a sex slave.

[unit45x]

What have you done personally to help the girls in Sudan? That is the question. It is easy to criticize other people, but it is much more difficult to actually do the hard work of helping people. Put your actions where your words are and DO something positive that will help these people. If you need ideas of what you can do, contact us on facebook, and we will give you lots of ideas. Thanks!!!

William Kai Stephanos

[zettadom]

I don't know why you are being so defensive. I am not part of an organization, nor have claimed to be, that helps the Sudanese. You are. There is a difference. I would like to support you but would like to know it is an gender equitable organization.

I have seen many headlines and appearances on talk shows about the Lost Boys, celebs talk about them yet the girls are only mentioned in passing if at all. Why? Perhaps it would be fair to put emphasis on the girls for a while to compensate.

[zettadom]

For a while there was a lot of publicity surrounding "Lost Boys" the typical american heard only about boys. I wondered why the documentary "The lost Boys" was not called the "Lost Children" and the girls given equal time instead of token mention. I still think that was wrong to do to the girls. Perhaps your organization is working hard to right that wrong, if so, I'm sorry, but it's never been evident from the media focus on the boys, they still ignore the girls or give token mention only

[dorceynaber]

@zettadom . There are not many Lost Girls alive. Most females a raped, killed, or both. Many are sold into the sex slave trade and some become household servants to their captors. I just met a Sudanese Lost Boy yesterday. His story is very moving.

[shalane9263]

I am friends with quite a few of the lost boys. Their story is absolutely amazing. It's amazing that humans can endure so much pain, and still be so strong. I dated a "lost boy" and he is an amazing person. So strong. I now have a sudanese baby and I thank god he is in america safe, fed, warm, and comfortable. everyday.

[gospelvidkid]

This past winter a few of the Sudanese Lost Boys came to our church and shared about their journey. What a testimony of faith, courage, and perseverance through extremely difficult times. The Lord fill, restore, and bless all of these precious ones.

[candybandu]

A good read would be "What is the What" by Dave Eggers. That will really make you appreciate what we have in America, or not.

[muffinmuffin666]

but it's fiction @_@

[crazychasinator]

they had to take care of eachother. he said that he was beaten by soldiers and that before they could go anywhere they had to climb the trees to look around. He said that he especially watched out for a 6 year old and his friend. His friend fell out of a tree and broke his leg, he died later of lack of water.

[crazychasinator]

A lost boy came to our scholl and told us all about his journey. He was told by his family to run, and him and a group of others ran away. they faced starvation, dehidration, animals and soldiers, finaly to get to a refugee camp. many of his friends died but once he came to the US and looked them up, he found that his family was safe and he contacted them.

[ravenhawk1326]

i went to school with some of these boys.

[SupraGhost]

I work with one of the lost boys. its cool to hear his stories about all the stuff he has been through.

[jdb1609]

I'm from san diego, ca and i used to work with some of them. when they told me their story it was so sad. people in the united states always complain about where they live and how bad their neighborhood is. but the truth is the u.s. doesn't have a ghetto. the real ghetto and trials of life are in sudan. they are in the worst situation of anyone else in the world. I dont have anything against our government but i wonder why were we willing to go into kosovo but not sudan. sudan is 100 times worst

[Pwn3dN33b]

I live in San Diego, and one of the original ones came into my class.

[tektive]

Where can you get this?! I love stories like these. They really make you more aware.

[jdb1609]

there is a movie of the first lost boys. its called " GOD grew tired of us." blockbuster or hollywood video

[rthereanyleft]

impossible to imagine! Shows the indominitable spirit of a human to survive against all odds. Can't beleive this still goes on. Thank goodness the will to survive can outweigh the will to destroy and dominate or there would be one power. We must do better than this!