So much is happening in my country right now. Every day brings another heartbreaking story, kidnappings, killings, attacks, and innocent lives being destroyed. It has become so overwhelming that I intentionally stay away from social media because almost every news update is filled with tragedy. Every headline seems to be about how many people were killed, how many were abducted, or how much ransom is being demanded. It is exhausting, frightening, and deeply painful to witness.
Last night, I don't know what made me open Facebook. Maybe curiosity, maybe hope that things were getting better. But the very first thing I saw shattered my heart completely.
It was a video of abducted victims being held captive by terrorists. Among them were children, innocent little children aged two, four, and six years old. The oldest child there was only sixteen. Their teachers were with them too, they were all sitting in the open with no shelter, no protection, and no comfort. If the sun was scorching, they had nowhere to hide. If the rain came pouring down, they had no roof over their heads. They were simply left to endure whatever nature and their captors threw at them.
One image in particular broke me. I saw a little girl who was only two years old. She had nothing on except a singlet. No trousers, no sweater, no blanket. Nothing to protect her from the harsh weather. As a mother, I completely lost control of my emotions. I couldn't hold back my tears. I cried until I fell asleep.
All I could think about was that tiny child and the unimaginable suffering she must be experiencing. As I looked at my own children sleeping peacefully beside me, fully clothed and safe in their beds, I found myself checking on them repeatedly to make sure they weren't cold. Then my mind went back to those children in captivity, children sleeping in the bush without proper clothing, without shelter, without their parents' comforting arms around them. The comparison was too painful to bear.
I wish I had the power to rescue every single one of them. I wish I could bring them home to safety and put an end to the cruelty of these bandits forever. No child should ever have to experience such horror. No parent should have to live with the fear and helplessness of knowing their child is suffering somewhere beyond their reach.
Our country desperately needs divine intervention. We are all praying not to become the next victims, but my heart aches most for those who are already trapped in captivity. Those children are enduring pain, fear, hunger, and trauma for crimes they never committed.
As I write this, tears are still running down my face. I keep asking myself, what possible sin could a two-year-old, a four-year-old, or a six-year-old have committed to deserve such cruelty? The answer is none.
No child deserves this.
No human being deserves this.
May God protect the innocent, comfort those in captivity, strengthen their families, and bring them home safely. And may peace return to our land once again.
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