Walk Toward A Better Life ~~ Peter

Only recently has Sudan been ridden of its second civil war, which started in 1983 and ended in 2005. Many people - just about 300,000 - were killed in this war. A group of hundreds of boys moved to a refugee camp in Kenya. They walked many miles every day, but not everyone made it to the camp. The boys and the girls that did make it were given food, clothes that were donated from other countries, and shelter. They were also given a chance for an education. There they learned english.
Once in a while, they would be given a test to take to see if they could be relocated to other countries to get new jobs, homes, and friends.

Peter was one of the refugees that fled from Sudan and got to Houstan, Texas. Having never flown by aeroplane before, this made him nervous and anxious. In Texas, he lived with a few of his friends who had also moved to the same house. They had to adapt to the American way; the way the jobs were done as well as getting mugged. Peter later left the house he had lived in to move to Kansas. There, he got a job and he went to highschool to get a real education. Peter had made many friends in that school, but he never forgot about his earilier home. He called once in a while to talk and to check on them to see how their life was compared to his. Santino, Peter's best friend, had a rough time now that Peter had left. Santino wasn't allowed to go to school because he was too old to do so.

The Lost Boys Of Sudan is a very good website to go to if you want to learn more about their lives and if you want to help out by donating.