Reuters reports that "more than two years have passed since Sri Lanka's 25-year-old conflict ended. Mental health experts say thousands of survivors are living in torment… haunted by memories of the final months of fighting between the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and government forces." According to a Western aid worker, "The horrific, abrupt end to the war saw people witnessing their family die, but most could do nothing but run, forced to abandon the bodies of their loved ones… haunted by flashbacks, hallucinations, nightmares, suicidal thoughts and anti-social behaviour."
Pray that Sri Lanka will truly experience healing and that the Body of Christ there will reach out with the Good News to those who are suffering. (Luke 4:18)
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