He's going over to Africa to the Congo region and I'm afraid for him. There is a lot of unrest there and I'm just so worried about him. I won't rest easy till Joel is back with his family.
'The offensive by the rebel Laurent Nkunda's National Congress for the Defense of People, or CNDP, has dramatically worsened the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This latest fighting threatens to once again draw Congo's neighbors directly into the fray in a damaging escalation that would effectively undo a six-year regional and international effort to stabilize the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region.
The immediate crisis should not distract the world from a larger truth: peace in the Congo - and indeed the Great Lakes - requires a comprehensive strategy, robust diplomatic engagement, and a strong and capable peacekeeping force. It also requires the world's sustained attention. Intermittent and inconsistent crisis management must be replaced by a broader effort to deal with the drivers of endemic insecurity and atrocities'.
Dear god...I was so happy, but now I´m so worried about him.I hope it doesn´t happen anything with him:/But I am so proud of him, he has this children foundation with Nicole and now he is going to Congo.He is a hero, his friends and family should be very happu for having this kind of friend/brother/son/father/dad.I hope that everything goes well!;)
My older brother was volunteer in Africa some years ago, and It didn´t happen anything with him, I was so worried all the time, but I think when he did it Joel will do it too!:)
I'm proud of Joel for doing this. He could have just sent money or whatever but he's going straight to the heart of where all this is taking place. I AM afraid for him and will worry till I hear Joel is back with his family. But at the same time I'm so proud of him.
I heard about that he is going to Africa a couple of days ago already, but does anyone know when he is exactly going there!And how long he will be there, and who he is going with etc...or can anyone give me site where he is talking about it or smth?:)
yeah, didn't he leave for Africa the other day. GCstate has pictures posted of him at LAX and I figured it was for his Africa trip. Gee, I never really thought of the political unrest over there. Now I'm worried. If anything every happened to him I'd die!!!!!!!