Tear Drops: Darfur

What's there to know about me?

I love to read and write my inner thoughts

but most of the time they are kept secret

Looking for my fairy tale

but given up on many chances

Major nerd attending Lowell High

I like crazy baking sessions on weekends

I love my supportive friends who are

always watching over me and keeping me safe

God's on my side and no one can take that away

There have been many ups and downs

but there's hope

Tears are a must

and I've had my heart broken too many times

too focus on school and sometimes

too serious

but I know how to have fun

Ask me to sing you a song

or to dance

or walk up to the bus stop with me

Get to know me and you'll see

I'm learning how to trust, believe, be dedicated, and faithful

all at the same time

Roses are pretty and pictures are worth more than words

I miss those who have gone away from my life

especially those who I love

sometimes I think that life can't get any worse

But I realize that there are people

living in other countries that don't even

have half of the things that I do

and it makes me think, I really am blessed

Without God I really don't know what I'd do

I can't imagine my life without Him

I maybe leave Him behind sometimes

and ignore Him and reject Him

But He will never leave me

I’m forgiven because You were forsaken,

I’m accepted, You were condemned.

I am alive and well, Your sprit is within me,

Because You died and rose again.

Amazing love,

How can it be?

That You, my King would die for me?

Friday, February 23, 2007

So pretty soon, Lowell is going to have it's first Darfur Week, which is an awareness campaign to educate the school and the community about the genocide that is going on in Darfur, Sudan. Now I was given a preview/background information about the situation in Darfur during my leadership class since our community liason Diane Suen is putting this event together for us, she gave us a very good presentation. During the presentation, which happened to be on Ash Wednesday, I was in the mindset of knowing how blessed I was and just preparing myself for this season to reflect on what Jesus has done for me.
So during this presentation, I witnessed things I never thought would happen in my lifetime. Events that seemed to occur only in history seem to reappear in modern times and it was scary. Pictures of malnutrient children and mass displacement of thousands of people touched me in a way that just makes you cry. I think even though I know how blessed I am sometimes there are still things that are just unbelievable, I could've been born in Sudan and facing genocide yet God created me here and he placed my life in good hands, raising me up with decent people around me and placing me in a good family with adequate lifestyles. I mean I could be homeless for all I know or living in poverty or suffering with disease but no, I am not, and there is much to be appreciated and thankful for.
Just thinking all this, wars and genocide made me think about a very special friend. Someone whom I miss very much and haven't spoken to since December? well he's going off the Marines and in a way I just can't let him go...Though we haven't really talked in almost a year maybe more, there was never a day where he wasn't apart of me, wasn't a day where he never crossed my mind and it just makes me terribly sad at the thought of losing him and communication with him for years....
I can see myself after college, still thinking about this, still pondering and regretting the fact that I didn't take the initiative to make contact so I can at least know that I can still try to communicate with him somehow...I don't know I'm really sad and I can't do anything.
Even though the situation is out of my hands, I do pray, I pray that he will stay safe and out of harm's way and just know that I really do miss him and I'm sorry.

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