Lost Boys of Sudan
It’s been a few days, but there was a fascinating event at Alliant the other night, with two of the authors of They Poured Fire On Us From The Sky, a memoir of several refugees from the fighting in Sudan. They were among the thousands of children who spent years on the road, separated from their families and fleeing attacks by the military.
After years in refugee camps, many of these lost boys have come to the U.S. to work and go to school, like Alephonsion Deng, who spoke last Thursday. One of the most touching moments was when his cell phone rang in the middle of a story he was telling. His comment was, “If only I had my phone back then on the road, I would have called 911! But there is no 911 in Africa.”
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