Kony 2012

Surprised. Baffled. Confused. Empowered. These are the words I would use to describe how I was feeling as I watched the Kony 2012 video. I was previously aware of Invisible Children because my friend is a part of a club for Invisible Children at her school. However, I was so surprised that this has been going on for such a long time. 20 years! And I am baffled at the fact that no one came to help those poor children. Then again, this issue was practically nonexistent in the eyes of other countries because Kony was able to hide it. But why? Why would someone abduct children in order for them to kill anyone, let alone their parents? Why would someone be so power hungry as to take away someone's childhood? What could possibly be going through Kony's mind that instigates all this? As I watched the video, Gavin's innocent answers to his dad's questions were touching. A young boy can realize the violence of Kony and he wants to stop it. The video pulls me to do something. Anything. The Mount is a strong community. What can we, as a community, do to help these innocent children?