Abducted by the LRA as a teen, he now turns to faith to heal his trauma

NAIROBI (RNS) — More than 2,000 former LRA captives and returnees gathered in northern Uganda for prayer and reconciliation, confronting a painful question: How do communities receive people who are both victims and victimizers?
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