S2E6: Children of War - Grace's Story Part 1

Imagine this: You're 12 years old and on your way to visit your Grandmother. As you're travelling along the dirt road, a group of armed 'officers' pull your car over, and abduct you. They force you to walk for hours in the bush with no shoes on. You're taken to a camp and told if you try to escape they'll kill you. This was Grace's reality. Grace Arach was just 12 years old when she was abducted by The Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group led by the infamous Joseph Kony. Grace was forced to become a child soldier and was given to the LRA's second in command to be his tenth wife. In this 2 part series, Grace shares her remarkable story with us. Listen now to hear of her strength and resilience and her ability to take her circumstances and use her experience to bring hope to others.To hear how of Grace's life after escaping, and to find out about the amazing work Grace is doing not only in her home country Uganda, but here in Australia too, listen to Part 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.