forgot to tell you about Okotoot - the village we story at and have started spending nights...
so - we, Tom, Miriam and me - together with evangelist Joshua and Nabur who helps out with the chicks project, headed out there while the moon was full to once again story around the campfire and enjoy the rhythms of Karamoja. when we arrived, we found fewer people than normal - and those we found we nervous.
as the story came out - we realized the army had come to their village earlier in the day, searching for stolen cattle. they found none, but they did find an AK-47 and a number of rounds. more than 20 men were rounded up, beaten and now are in jail.
pray for the women and children left behind who are confused and scared. pray for the misunderstandings to clear up and for the men to be released. its currently illegal to have guns in Karamoja, but since the army only found one in their search - its safe to say that the gun, whom the chairman owns, is for protection. people here are shook up, even Moru Anna of the chicks project got affected as the army threw down her granaries and broke all the eggs that have been laid this week.
JT Grade DVM, PhD
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