Who Are the Lost Boys From Sudan?
From the mid 1980s to the early 1990s 35,000 children from Southern Sudan, mostly boys between the ages of 7 and 12, were orphaned by civil war. They banded together to flee to Ethiopia for refuge, walking thousands of miles with no adult supervision, and only themselves to protect each other from enemy militia, from the attacks of wild animals, and from exhaustion and starvation. Those who survived the escape from Sudan came to live in refugee camps in Kenya and in Ethiopia, estranged from their families and their country, but continuing to take care of one another with much resilience, a hope for education and the love of God. In 1998, news of their epic journey began to reach American ears, starting a flurry of activity in the States. In the year 2000, a movement began to rescue them from the refugee camps and bring them to the States for education and opportunities. As their remarkable tale was uncovered by programs such as 60 Minutes, their story spread, and they became known as t
