Day 15: Another Mother for Peace
Another Mother For Peace
8950 West Olympic Blvd. Box 194
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-3575
To whom it may concern,
My name is Emmett Eldred. I am one of many youth and young adults who belong to an active, passionate movement within the Church of the Brethren to better reflect the love and teachings of Jesus in our everyday lives. I am writing to you as part of a series of over 1000 letters that I will write to public figures and community leaders over the next year about the Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN), the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria.
It is my hope that you will include the remarkable story of the EYN in your communications and programming. Their story is relevant, inspiring, and certain to be of interest and mobilization to your supporters. I’m sure you remember the 276 school girls from northern Nigeria who were kidnapped by Boko Haram. Roughly three-fourths of those girls belong to the EYN. In fact, few groups have suffered from the violence in Nigeria more severely than the EYN, and their situation continues to worsen.
However, it is not only their suffering that makes the EYN’s story so compelling, but also their inspiring response to their suffering. The Church of the Brethren, including the EYN, is a historic peace church. The EYN has made a remarkable commitment to pursuing a peaceful conclusion to their suffering and to all violence in Nigeria.
In the face of great hatred, fear, and division, the EYN constantly responds with even greater love, courage, and community. They have become beacons of Christ’s love in a climate darkened by violence. This means being leaders in working towards the peaceful restoration of community, dialogue, and dignity of all Nigerians, though it involves terrible sacrifice.
These people fill me with hope, and I will never stop advocating for them.
I hope you will learn more about the EYN and add your voice to mine in advocating for their support. I truly believe that the EYN are one of Nigeria’s greatest hopes for building sustainable peace, but their situation continues to grow more dire. Please, partner in their ministry by sharing their story and advocating for their aid, so they continue to restore Nigeria.
With thanks and the love of Christ,
Emmett Eldred
Carnegie Mellon University SMC# 2046
Pittsburgh, PA 15289
eeldred@andrew.cmu.edu
814-502-8349
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