Table of Contents
Map 8
Introduction: Who are They and Why Have They Come? 11
1 Gabriel 16
Into the Promised Land 16
Fun Day 21
A Family of Paramount Chiefs 26
Running 33
Dinka Rituals 40
God Knows our Suffering 43
Bullets Like Rain 52
Who Can See Me? 59
The Fugitive 67
One Day You Will Be Free 73
Back to School 79
Nairobi, Khartoum and Cairo 83
Epilog 88
2 Muna Maria 91
Abducted 91
A Miraculous Reunion 98
Into and Out of Egypt 104
New Land, New Life 111
Epilog 116
3 Yien 119
Out Culture is Good 119
No One Will Know When We Kill You 125
Prayer Requests and Answers 142
Musings in Israel 148
Epilog 151
4 Rose 153
I Don't Understand War 153
From Now on You'll Work for Us 160
Sacrifice on the Border 167
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner: Ful, Ful, Ful 170
Epilog 178
5 Muna from Darfur 182
Sunny Days in Darfur 182
That Black Day 186
Tea and Torture in Khartoum 190
Next Destination-Saudi Arabia or Israel 197
Everyone is Nice 201
Epilog 203
6 Conclusion: I Would Not Have Believed Them 208
Glossary 216
Resources for Further Reading 218
Acknowledgments 219
About the Author 220