Now we hear that Boko Haram released a Video of the 276 that were kidnapped on the night of April 14th, 57 managed to escape.
Al Jaz era Ahmed Idris states the girls are still in their hands, and were releasing them as they neared the border one at a time. One had had a baby with the man that had taken her the kidnapping, so what happens now. Who are we going to believe the government or this brutal group. It came as quite a shock to see these girls after such a long time can you imagine what they had been through after all those days in the forest and being paired off to all those kidnappers. Will they ever be released?

Visiting Caux

So my husband and I went to the conference on Good Governance in the really peaceful atmosphere of Caux in Switzerland at the head of Lake Geneva. We went from 11th of July until the 16th, It was a very full conference with lots of people there from different countries.

My godson was Armenian and there were several talks about the Armenian situation and the songs that they were singing were a lament, and we were told by the guy running the session to move on, but how do you move on when members of your family could have been massacred by the Turks?

The day started with a Quiet Time at 7.30 am for half an hour and then cutting up vegetables for an hour. This was done by every one at the conference even ambassadors, everyone then chose a plenary session. Then in the evening at 10 pm there was a Taizé service taken by two dedicated members of the group. Also there was someone playing the Oud in the basement, a really magical instrument with a very haunting refrain.
A really interesting cross of cultures as Moslems and Christians and Catholics & Greek Orthodox and all things spiritual have something in common, maybe God.