The Devil Came on Horseback

Saturday night, my sermon was finished and I was relaxing at home trying to store up energy for Easter Sunday. I flipped on the TV to National Geographic Channel and was transfixed by a film called "The Devil Came on Horseback." I have this DVD, but have not had a chance to watch it. So, Cindy and I watched it together. See this film. It will break your heart. It follows U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle as he serves as an observer in the Darfur region of Sudan. Steidle bears witness with his words, his photographs and movies of the genocide taking place in Darfur. The film is a call to conscience. After you have watched the film, go to enoughproject.org, and find out what you can do. Today is Easter, and I talked about how God did not rescue Jesus, God did not resuscitate Jesus. God resurrected Jesus. That is altogether different. Rescue is deing delivered from danger. Resurrection is being transformed and made new. There is nothing that can be done to prevent genocide in Darfur. It is already happening. But, it is not to late for something new to emerge out of the chaos and suffering. It is past time for the church be a part of bringing the hope of resurrection to Darfur.