Hello sweet comrades… I hope you’re all doing okay out there. On my side… things are completely not okay. It’s been a really heavy week and I don’t even know how to carry all of it by myself anymore.

It has been five days now ever since three of my girls Pretty, Olivia and Charity got arrested …They went out to fetch water after our caretaker disconnected ours. They left without telling me, the same way we used to before the attack. I expected them to return in a few hours… but they didn’t come back at all.

I searched everywhere, three nights with no sleep, walking till my legs hurt, asking anyone who might’ve seen them. Nothing. My whole chest was tight with fear.

When I finally went to the police to report them missing, one officer said he knew where they were. My heart dropped. After he spoke to another officer, they directed me to Gudele Police Station… and that’s where I found my girls. They were arrested and charged with “idling and disorderly conduct”

Today I went back to speak to the officer in charge. He told me that because South Sudan is considered a war zone, anyone who isn’t a citizen must carry documents at all times. I even ran home to get our papers but he still said it was too late since they’re already in jail.

Right now the only way to get them out is to raise 275 USD for each of them. If we can’t, they’ll go to court and then to prison… and that thought is eating me alive. I’ve been visiting them and they keep asking for food and clean water and I’ve had nothing to give since all the support we got went to clearing the rent. Right now donations have slowed down so much.

If anyone here can help …even just a little or by sharing …it would mean more than I can explain. The support link is in my profile if you’re able to help or pass it on. Every bit genuinely counts right now.

Thank you to everyone who reads this, who cares, who takes a moment to hold us in your thoughts. I’m trying my best to stay strong but I can’t lie… this is one of the hardest moments of my life.