b'WORLD NEWSConflict and Warfare"Letbrotherlylovecontinue.BenotourtwoyoungchildrenKellieage8news reports.forgetfultoentertainstrangers:forand Kevin age 5, went along with us. The people in Tigray have complained thereby some have entertained angelsI went over to Ethiopia as the healthof a genocidal campaign against their unawares." director for our church (The Seventh- people. No one knows how many thou- Hebrews 13:1&2day Adventist Church). I spent a lot ofsands of civilians have been killed in time doing things like working in ourthe conflict. The fighting began about By Byron E. Conner, MD small clinic in Addis Ababa (the capi- thetimeofharvest,whichisabad tal city), traveling around the country,time in terms of people having access andservingasthe"supervisor"of8to food. There are reports of looting by Ihappenedonedaytodosomeclinics,andvisitedourmissionhos- Eritrean soldiers. There is no question just extensive reading in the Denver Postpital from time to time which I was tothat the conflict needs to end and it newspaper,onFebruary14,2021.supervise. The hospital was in Wollegalooksasifmediationneedstotake The writer of the article was Abdi Latif(Gimbie Hospital) and about 400 milesplace. It has been reported that 50,000 Dahir,whichbymyreckoningwaswest from our home in Addis Ababa.civilianshavebeenkilledinTigray. anEthiopianname,andtheauthorThis involved a lot of travel. I did haveInfrastructurehasbeendestroyed. was with the New York Times Co. Theto spend time separated from wife andSome 60,000 people have fled east to reason the author had my immediatechildren and-separated from them forSudanattentionisbecauseIhavehadthe6monthstotalwhileworkingatour privilege of serving as a missionary forclinic in a town called Makale in theWhat can be done to bring peace to threeyears serving in Ethiopia (fromnorthernpartofEthiopia,andoverEthiopia?Iamaskingthisquestion 1984-1987).Inadditionmywifeand400milesawayfromourhomeinbecause I worked long hours to serve Addis Ababa. It was too hazardous forDr. Conner the people of Tigray and Makale, and my family to be with me there. I alsoother regions of the country.was responsible to make sure the clin- a tale of incredible violence althoughPerhapsitwilltakemultipleorga-ics and hospital had adequate suppliesnizationssuchasUNICEF,theRed There is no question thatof the equipment and medication theytherewassignificantviolencewhenCross, and the United Nations. I know needed to have. I also spent 1 monthIwasthere.TherulerofEthiopia,weareinthemidstofapandemic the conflict needs to endworkingawayfrommyfamilywhilePrime Minister Abiy Ahmed has wagedand I have heard that Ethiopia is not war against people of the province of unscathed from this, but perhaps the and it looks as if mediationworkingatthehospitalatGimbieinTigraystartinginNovemberoflastU.S.theEuropeanUnioncando western Ethiopia.year.This is being done by troops from needs to take place. ThereforewhentheauthoroftheEthiopia, Eritrea, as well as neighbor- somethingtohelp.Anythingwedo articlesspokeofEthiopia,theyhading Amhara. All of this warfare is in thewould be a good thing to do. I feel like my rapt attention. However, they toldnorthernportionofEthiopiaasperIammakinganappealformyown country!14 APRIL 2021 BOCNEWS.com'