Stolen Angels : The Kidnapped Girls of Uganda

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Author: Kathy Cook

ISBN-10: 0143054813

ISBN-13: 9780143054818

Category: East African History

In October 1996, thirty Ugandan schoolgirls were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army and disappeared into the bush of Northern Uganda. The girls were raped and tortured before being forced to become child soldiers and sex slaves.\ This was only one out of thousands of child kidnappings by the merciless madman and rebel leader Joseph Kony. But for the battered civilians terrorized by rebel warfare and neglected by a corrupt government, this was the breaking point. Something had to be...

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In October 1996, thirty Ugandan schoolgirls were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army and disappeared into the bush of Northern Uganda. The girls were raped and tortured before being forced to become child soldiers and sex slaves.This was only one out of thousands of child kidnappings by the merciless madman and rebel leader Joseph Kony. But for the battered civilians terrorized by rebel warfare and neglected by a corrupt government, this was the breaking point. Something had to be done-the world needed to know and their girls needed to be brought home.An emotionally charged retelling of a heartbreaking true story, Stolen Angels reminds us of the importance of faith, strength, and determination in the face of adversity.

Preface xiIntroduction xvPart 1 Let Us Go to Die for Our Girls 1Part 2 In the Absence of the Children 69Part 3 Who Is Endowed with Reason and Conscience? 121Part 4 Gemo, the Evil Spirit, Visits 163Part 5 You Should Praise God That I'm Back Alive 229Epilogue 275The Aboke Girls 279Acknowledgments 282Endnotes 285Selected Bibliography 292