Article October 22, 2001 Issue

Safe under fire

People from three countries tell their stories.

Compiled by Rosalie E. Dunbar

Antonio Gonga is from Angola, a country that has been in a state of civil war for decades. A peace accord was signed in 1994 between the government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), but fighting resumed in 1998. Here he tells about a time when the building he lived in became a battle zone.

During the three days of the battle, I continued to pray. But I want to bring out that I prayed for everyone, because we all have only one God.

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