This is my friend Martin. He's standing here with two child soldiers in the eastern Congo -- former members of a militia headed by the dreaded leader (or fearless liberator, depending on one's perspective), Laurent Nkunda. In his work with Save the Children, Martin went into the bush to find and meet with Nkunda on numerous occasions to negotiate the release of some of these kids from his army. Martin is fearless. One of my heroes.
Martin and I will be giving a talk at Adelynrood (www.adelynrood.org) on July 13 on "Africa's Hope: Its Children and their Dreams." It would be great to see you there if you're in the area.
