As bad as things have been in Darfur, it appears to be getting worse, as the violence spreads across the international border into Chad:
This violence has now escalated. In the last ten days more than 20 villages in Chad have been burned in the same way as the attacks in the Darfur region of Sudan. The perpetrators have come from Sudan, wearing Sudanese military uniforms, and have joined forces with Arabs here in Chad. Now this Arab-on-African violence is moving deep into Chad.Hundreds of people have been killed in the last ten days and thousands are fleeing. We are hearing every day about villages being lit on fire by these Arab militias, who locals believe have been uniformed and armed by the Sudanese government. The militants are shouting racial epithets, gang-raping women and killing the men.
This Sunday, a group called Evangelicals for Darfur in conjunction with the Save Darfur Coalition is sponsoring a time of prayer and action in churches across the country. The fact is, we are well beyond the time where we can sit back and do nothing.
If you need to know why we must act, read the article above. If you need to know how you can begin to act, follow the links to Evangelicals for Darfur and the Save Darfur Coalition. Hundreds of thousands of people, a large number of them children, are suffering at the hands of evil people. They cannot afford to have good people stand by and do nothing.
So stop standing!
