Underoath drummer and front man for The Almost, Aaron Gillespie has a personal message to share about Invisible Children.  It’s great to see a lot of bands get involved with non-profit organizations and stand up for a cause.  Read his full message after the jump.

This blog isnt really about the band or me at all its about an issue, you guys know me i’m not super political and i’m not super outspoken about politics and world matters. Thats not because i dont care or have an opinion i just feel it isnt really entirely my place to speak on such things.

Today though i wanna tell you about something that i think is incredibly heavy and important, its a situation that only spreading the word and being passionate will help, it is a tragedy, a crime on humanity itself and generally its disabling a people group,causing pain that i don’t know any of us will ever have to feel.

This is issue is the capture of children in uganda and the congo for child militias. These militias are ran by a man named Joseph coney and he heads up a rebel army called the L.R.A. or the “lords resistance army” this army forces young children to fight as adults against their will, and anyone who stands in the way of the L.R.A. get the fist of it. I could tell you awful things that i’ve seen i could tell you about mothers and fathers without their children, having to pray at night that their kids are not dead or being used as vehicles of death. I could tell you about how these kids have no number, or birth certificate, no health care, nothing. I think the best thing though is for you to go and check it out for yourselves and organization called invisible children is heading up the lobby for change on this subject please check it out
therescue.invisiblechildren.com

You and me are their only hope we are all they have we are their only hope our awareness, our spreading the word, our honesty and compassion and passion and prayers on these issues is the only thing that will help.

In a little more than a week on april 25th, 2009 in a hundred cities all around the world thousands of people will gather to march to “abduct” themselves in a metaphoric way, to stay all night in a park to get the attention of famous people of civilians of government officials, anyone who can spread the word about the tragedy in uganda.

you can be a part of this, you can make a difference, we are part of something here, we are part of a new culture, a culture that is more passionate that an other has ever been. we care we hope and we dream hard, real hard. we have a shot. please check out the rescue therescue.invisiblechildren.com

come to the rescue in your city. tell everyone you know like i said before we have a chance, let use it.

my wonderful bride jamie and i will be at orlando’s rescue if your from florida come say hey.

be well friends,
aaron