Rescued

Finally, all the cities that participated in The Rescue have been... RESCUED! It's been a long journey for some, and for others it's been a relatively short one (I, myself just got involved with Invisible Children two and a half weeks ago!) Whatever walk of life you come from, whatever different language you speak, whatever culture that you are apart of; it doesn't matter right now. What does matter is the on-going war in Northern Uganda and Congo, a war that purposely involves young children to fight as child soldiers. The governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been tirelessly attempting to stop the abductions from happening, but there's hardly no avail.


Joesph Kony and his rebel army have been installing pure terror and fear into the people of these countries for over 23 years. That's when Invisible Children came into play. As a non for profit company, they have been working non stop to end this war and bring home the abducted child soldiers. On April 25th, the world stood together with one voice and "abducted" themselves to protest against the abductions in Northern Uganda and Congo. For seven full days, city after city has been rescued by influential figures in our society. The last of the cities to be rescued is Chicago. And just guess who they're getting rescued by? OPRAH WINFREY! Yeah, I pretty much flipped out too.


The abductees of Chicago have been unbelievably dedicated and brave throughout this revolution. The various groups of Rescue Riders and the caravans of people following them, have been amazingly strong for all the cities they went to help. Overall, every single person that has been advocating inside and outside Chicago are serious inspirations in my mind. In true Harry Potter fashion, I'd have to say that Albus Dumbledore would be immensely proud of these amazing people.


Every person I've met through either Invisible Children or the Harry Potter Alliance, has served as a motivational source for me. These people are the reason I get up in the morning and realize that life is beautiful when your future is making outstanding decisions. These people give me a purpose to live. These people make me proud to say "I'm a Harry Potter fangirl, and a nerd!" and "I'm advocating for Invisible Children, for children and families that I'll never meet in my life."


From the bottom of my heart, I'd love to thank all of you. Invisible Children participants and the Harry Potter Alliance members alike. You have all truly touched my heart in way I couldn't even begin to explain, in ways that I'll start crying if I even start. So, Thank You. All of you, every single person that's said I've served as an inspiration to them or that my passion for Invisible Children is amazing. I'm just Angelia, doing my job to serve the voiceless while creating motivation everywhere! I'm just doing what I feel is right, what I believe in. So don't thank me, let me take this chance to say "Thank you, you're all amazing. Seriously, not kidding!"


Invisible Children will be featured on Oprah today! For the east coast, I believe the time is around 4 pm or so that her show comes on. And considering it's Oprah has her live shows on friday, we'll be seeing A LOT of Rescue Riders and abdcutees alike. Again, thank you all so much. I wouldn't be the person I am today with such amazing inspiration.


TTFN!