Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen Winners of the – Eastwind Photo-Journalism Awards 2016

Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen Prayer for Peace Lord, teach us and our enemies to break the vicious cycle of hate and vengeance. Inside all of us a battle rages between good and evil between love and hate. Help us make good win over evil. Lord, grant us peace in our troubled world. Teach us Your gentleness and forgiveness. Amen.

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Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen Photo 03 – Fifth Place 1 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

the kings of warring nations US, UK, RUSSIA, SYRIA FRANCE, SAUDI ARABIA use arbitrary airstrikes and killer drones based on unreliable information that kill many children they save lives of soldiers at the expense of women and children for every terrorist leader killed which they boast about they kill a hundred innocent civilians which they are silent about they do not care about children even as they have their own children are mere ‘collateral damage’ THEIR ACTIONS ARE WRITTEN IN BLOOD

Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 Photo 04 – Fifth Place 2 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

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a crisis of vast proportion is descending upon us to snatch away our inner peace our children and our children’s children and theirs too

months-old babies mutilated by war the heavens cry out for vengeance Photo 08 – Fourth Place 2 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 Photo 09 - Fourth Place 1 Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

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Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 Photo 11 - Third Place Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 we kill their children they kill ours Photo 12 - First Place Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

are filled with hate and vengeance they trigger thousands dead men in high places are filled with hate and vengeance they trigger thousands dead and millions of refugees who now flood our cities but there is karma random airstrikes of hospitals in foreign lands result in random suicide bombs in stadiums in our homeland

it is a never ending vicious cycle of hate and vengeance which the most powerful kings are helpless to prevent ten eyes for an eye it gathers momentum until the carnage spreads across the entire planet we kill their children, they kill ours

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Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016 their eyes are without tears their faces without emotions but deep inside a hurricane rages and they ask the wind ‘why are they killing us?’ and the wind has no answer except a deep long moan Photo 12 – Second Place Eastwind Photo-Journalism Award 2016

who will offer a gentle hand in a world of vengeance? what future do we have? how do we escape hell? who will offer a gentle hand in a world of vengeance? Photo 17

Map of Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF) or Medicine without Borders shows airstrikes by US, Russia, Syria against hospitals. They consider rebels and civilians as the same, or they just don’t care. Medical staff killed 23. Wounded 58. Attacks on facilities 94. Destroyed 12 Damaged 63. Ambulances hit 16. No. of children killed or wounded unknown.

Airstrikes by US-Coalition (blue) and Russia (red) in Syria Sept. 30 to Oct. 12, 2015. They report ‘effective’ airstrikes but keep secret those with high civilian casualties.

Russian and Syrian airstrikes (yellow circle). US-Coalition (blue) and Russian (red) airstrikes in Syria Sept 30–Oct 12, 2015. Russian and Syrian airstrikes (yellow circle). US-Coalition airstrikes (white circle).

Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen when we see tragedy we wonder why God permits it not knowing His ways not knowing that perhaps our sins bring suffering to our children sin has a social dimension

Children of War Syria – Afghanistan – Yemen Prayer for Peace Lord, teach us and our enemies to break the vicious cycle of hate and vengeance. Inside all of us a battle rages between good and evil between love and hate. Help us make good win over evil. Lord, grant us peace in our troubled world. Teach us Your gentleness and forgiveness. Amen.

Links to the sources of maps and photographs – MUSIC ateneo college glee club joel navarro conducting PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS