A Little Child Crawled In Between Us
A Little Child Crawled In Between Us
Author Country :Sudan
Genre Type :True Story
Location :Narus, Sudan
Year of Publication :0/
Publication :quoted in Linda Unger, “Southern Sudan Suffers" Maryknoll
Sub Theme :Children, Prayer, Presence, Accompaniment, Refugees/Internally Displaced Persons/
Author Name :Sister Theresa Baldini, M.M./
Author City :Narus
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When Narus in Southern Sudan was bombed by an Antonov
plane of the Khartoum government in September, 2000, we had to lie on the ground
with hundreds of schoolchildren. I had my arms around Sister Madeline McHugh,
and a little child crawled in between us. I could feel the child’s tears on my
arm as the Antonov circled and descended. We prayed intercessions and the Hail
Mary. The presence of church people helped keep everyone calm.