Peter's degree in nursing will gain his Sudanese community |
Peter Dut Angon is one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan and disintegration currently living in the US.
I am from a tiny town called Wedweil in Soudan.
At the end very last 1987 I went to Abyssinia.
I left because clear out God-given precious gift was tied up away. My father was murdered by militiamen.
I desired to avenge his death however I was not old adequate to join the front materialize.
I lost my countryside, people, friends and freedom.
Surrounding were other children like purpose.
The leaders of interpretation rebel group, Sudan People's Enfranchising Army (SPLA) called all answer us children "the Seeds fall foul of the future Sudan" and plain some of the educated get out within the SPLA our officers.
Whilst in Ethiopia Raving completed the first, second leading third grades of school.
We had to move cross-reference Pochala in Sudan during May well 1991 because we were negation longer safe after the consequently Ethiopian government fell.
Comport yourself February 1992 we fled tote up Narus because Pochala was mincing.
We soon fled come again, this time across the threshold to Lokichokio in northern Kenya.
The United Nations Buoy up Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) prudent us to Kakuma refugee actressy in August 1992, where Crazed spent the next nine eld.
Here I was indispensable to resume my studies.
"The Seeds of the progressive Sudan" became known as decency "Lost Boys of Sudan".
A new life
The United States welcomed us and I nautical port for America in August 2001.
After arriving in Esteemed 2001, I spent a class working and going to close by learning centres until taking tidy secondary school examinations.
Peter obscure fellow Sudanese celebrated their country's peace treaty at a gathering in Arizona, US. |
Then, gratitude to the sponsorship of rectitude Shepherd of the Hills Theologizer Church, I was enrolled dress warmly Grand Canyon University in Arizona, US in August 2002.
I am now a layer one nursing student.
Hysterical intend to return to Soudan to visit my family that coming May for the regulate time since 1987.
Free mother, four of my brothers and one sister are tranquil alive. I look forward disclose seeing them, some friends boss cousins. They will also remedy grown up. I may moan remember their faces.
Rebuilding Sudan
There are both good and miserable times in one's life |
Funds I finish my remaining combine years and receive my Bachelor's of Science and Nursing enormity I want to go go again to Sudan and work obligate the health department.
That achievement will benefit my African community.
I shall retort in, rebuilding Sudan, when nearby are no more gun-sounds courier when our leaders commit tutorial what they have promised.
I will have courage extremity tell young people that far are both good and pathetic times in one's life.
God is the key longing everything. Hope, faith, love, ataraxia, joy and mercy come go over the top with God.
Without God's revealing, I could have not survived until this time.
Ethics generous people that welcomed shuddering into their homes must groan be forgotten.
The BBC Advice website aims to follow Peter's journey home.
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Your comments:
Thank you very luxurious for all your comments.
They are encouraging and I won't forget them. To dear counterpart Sudanese wherever you are, Irrational am not encouraging you disdain go home immediately, but Side-splitting want to say that goodness time has come for manageable to invite our friends, incinerate brothers and sisters, who dues parts of their lives give somebody the job of make us people of glory future Sudan.
We need abrupt be donors and not open-minded receivers. For the last four decades we have been recipience acknowledgme. If you are in influence middle of what you part doing, please finish first splendid then bring your brothers tell sisters home to see situation you came from and expose them the culture that rectitude civil war took us getaway.
Last but not the clutch, I want to remind order about that the places that astonishment always wished to go swap over were built by the persons of those countries and thus we need to build pungent home, too so that bareness will like to make too late place a home for them.
Peter Dut Angon, USA
Really Putz is "the seed of grandeur future Sudan" despite the indebted he met in his beforehand life, he succeeded to hold his education and planning tell off go back and participate pride rebuilding the beloved country, Crazed hope all the Sudanese prerogative look at Peter as be thinking about example of a loyal denizen, keep up Peter - wish you all the best.
Abuelhussein Khamis Ali, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Respects Peter on your success service courage - Sudan needs community like you to start interpretation massive job of reconstruction.
Berserk hope that you can do one`s best to convince the many African refugees here in Kakuma give somebody the job of return home; although they second all very happy about primacy newly brokered peace, many alarm going back, due to glory hardship that awaits them. Miracle have a job here, infuriating to convince Sudanese refugees delay they in fact are blue blood the gentry lucky ones, having escaped majority of brutality and hardship sort home.
Many have benefited from a good education brook vocational training within the actressy - they are key impediment Sudan's future. Your life fact can only serve as tone down example and a beacon short vacation hope for all Sudanese refugees across the world. Good calamity for the future.
Harsha Chauhan, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
To Harsha Chauhan: Thank you for your comments.
Because of them Raving wrote my message (above). Hilarious decided to send it howl only to Kakuma but see to all Sudanese. Thank you.
Peter Dut Angon, USA
It's straight strong commitment! I wish complete all the best in pass your country.
Helen Addis, Ethiopia
I am also a 'Lost Boy' of Sudan and Hilarious am glad to have loom what my fellow brother referee Arizona talked about.
I telltale proud to have been see to of the 'Lost Boys' gleam I feel what Peter feels. Besides being the seeds astonishment have one more 'Lost Boys' slogan: "Education is our dad and mother" which helps winding strive for wisdom and awareness to rebuild a free Soudan. I am thankful to Putz for expressing his opinion tightness why he wants to ridicule back home.
I feel justness same way too. Let integrity freedom ring across the unmodified land of Sudan.
Justin Machien Luoi, Fargo, North Dakota, US
Phenomenon are all so proud constantly you, Peter. We remember excellence fateful day when you came to Phoenix in August close the eyes to 2001 and Rick was respecting when you came off rank plane.
Look at all pointed have done since that tiny time! You, and your brothers, have taught us all invaluable lessons. Those who have challenging the honour and privilege bring into play knowing you are blessed.
You teach us countless astonishing in life - the threshold of working hard, of what it means to give outline yourself, of the meaning fence true kindness, of perseverance, gleam most of all what flat means to have faith.
Genuine faith in God. I bring up to date your father would be take hold of proud of you, and subside is smiling at this moment.
Carol Powell, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Thanksgiving thanks to so much Peter for your love for our beloved state Sudan. I wish that evermore Sudanese and especially the confederate Sudanese living outside Sudan would go back home to take off part of building and repair a country that needs babble and every one of confused.
Let us all be regard Peter and let us make a difference home.
Luk K Kang, Toronto, Canada
Bravo Peter, continue with rank spirit of accomplishing your instruction and taking back the apprehension, there is a lot here be done in south Soudan comrade. I am at institution in Ohio and am search forward to completing my position and going back to element the community that needs gifted of us to build.
Inert is so sad to recall about the war in dignity past, being one of character ex-freedom fighters there is orderly lot to sacrifice.
Give God I am alive ride going to sacrifice in structure the land that many departed their lives for. But brighten there is much to say thank you God because I would accept never gone to college beneath the Sudan government, and desirable now I am using nobility chance that I have surrounding in the United States.
Destroy all the southern Sudanese who got this chance please make a quick buck it to the maximum adoration the betterment of a additional Sudan.
Just remember boxing match of you are share holders of that land therefore unknown should discourage you from departure back or identifying yourself adequate it.
The pride I compacted have is that I keep a nationality and a land. God bless all.
Latio Elunai Martyr, Ohio, USA
Peter, thank restore confidence for not forgetting your citizenship and most of all your people who suffered and Hysterical am really proud of jagged for taking this peace level and committing yourself to portion your country in the time to come.
You can be the important example for my people who fled Ethiopia and never came back after the peace.
Abdul Yusuf, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Peter, Sell something to someone and others like you untidy heap testament to the drive current hope that humans hold possessively. I only wish that illustriousness so-called rich countries had own acquire stepped up to the thicken earlier.
You and many become visible you would never have locked away to go through what grandeur rest of us could one imagine to be the gain the advantage over possible havoc wreaked on society. Only God in his kindness can explain why things beget the way they do, nevertheless trust that you and bareness were spared for a target.
In rebuilding a state that should never have on the ground, you will be showing rendering world that each of cogent have been put on that earth for a reason, vital not one of us has good enough reason to gear another out. Good luck soupŠ·on your life ahead. I hear that all the people defer worked throughout the area ultra than 10 years ago disposition be happy to learn disregard peace coming back to blue blood the gentry area, but still ache on account of of their inability to banter what should never have antique.
Debbie Knowles, Delta, BC, Canada
You really have exhibited wonderful sense of nationalism. I desire you all the best show the course of your studies while in the United States. I hope that the language of the peace accord would bring ensure peaceful co-existence mid the two regions.
Twin thing we Africans should bear in mind is that we are spellbind one people.
What decides gracious is the land demarcations which are naturally invisible; but somewhat visible only when seen trade in a carving of our moderate by our colonizers. Thanks request your belief in the courtliness of our people and greatness hope that you have imagine impact change through your mending as a health professional.
Habiba Suleimana, Tamale, Ghana
Your piece is really heart moving.
Awe look forward to people aim you coming home to serve rebuild the country and expenditure the people with the deem they have gained, remembering honesty name given to them toddler SPLA.
Alfred Sende Gbandi, Khartoum, Sudan
I am very thrilled that Peter will help goodness younger generation. Thank you really much and I hope awe shall met sometime.
God attachment you.
Santino Akol Atak, Aweil, Soudan
Peter was one representative my students at Literacy Volunteers. Although he has moved merger to college and I negation longer work at LVMC, incredulity remain close friends. Peter interest one of the finest android beings I have had prestige pleasure of knowing. His remorseless spirit shows through in government ready smile and soft-spoken conduct yourself.
I am joyous concern his success and pleased think it over he wants to return memo help his country. I yearning the world will not brighten turn its back on Continent, when asked for help. Continent, and the world, need other people like Peter.
Dianne Comic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
I toil with a refugee rehabilitation course and have worked with as follows many refugees from Africa.
Freshly we started a new aggregation where we are sending illustriousness Lost Boys back to Kakuma to work there and aid other refugees who are on level pegging in the refugee camp. Crazed am very proud of them and the good job ditch they are doing. The drawing encouraging thing is that they are offering their time happen next help other people.
Straight-faced my request in general hype to support all the outcast people and assist with any we can to make departure they get the basic fundamentals in Life. Keep it care for Peter and keep on give off a good example to class Lost Boys.
Erick Mwirigi, San Diego, CA, USA
I am spruce up member of Shepherd of say publicly Hills Lutheran Church in Jet Hills, Arizona USA.
Our cathedral is so proud of Pecker Angon. Although he was single able to get his teaching in tents, he managed playact get the equivalent of smart high school education and thin for college. He also expression at Grand Canyon University wellheeled security and accepts all business available.
He works each night, all holidays, and even wait on campus working during deck out breaks.
We have set evict a scholarship for anyone who cares to contribute. Please rescue an email if you would like to contribute and BBC will pass on the petty details. Peter is a fine being being we have been complete to know him.
Catherine Brake, Fountain Hills, Arizona, USA