Last night, when it was already dark, two children from the area appeared at the Mission. It seemed that their uncle who had come to with their family since another uncle's funeral, had chased all the children from their home. The children -- 7 of them -- just ran with fright into all directions. One boy and a girl (both about 12) ran to the Mission, the boy still in his school uniform and the girl having only a thin dress and tattered jersey on. Sadly we don't know where the other kids went, and we found out that two of them, a 7 year old and a toddler with him, disappeared into the indigeneous forest nearby their home--a very dangerous place at night.
This is just a small glimpse of what many of the children in this area face during the festive season and throughout the year) as family members become drunk, use drugs, and make life at home miserable for the children.
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