Do something! But what?
The whole Kony-video thing seems to be over. Most of the
millions of viewers watched the half-hour film about Joseph
Kony right after Invisible Children released it. The group's action
kits are sold out. Lots of thoughtful criticism has been written and widely shared.
Yet I keep coming back to it, because these
conversations have revolved around questions I wrestle with regularly as a
missionary in Nicaragua.
The Kony video went viral in part because young
people are open to being moved by compassion for others. I have to celebrate
that--from my vantage point, I'm always wishing that many more people with
disposable income cared about the needs of people in other parts of the world.
