I Was Abducted Aged 10 & Forced To Fight In War | Minutes With

BEST QUOTE: "if we can afford to hate, I'm sure we can afford to love three times more 'cause hate carries a lot of weight. You really need to have a lot of... It lives in you and it is always bothering you, but love doesn't cost a thing." - Innocent Opwonya Words to live by

What a great man. Humanity can learn so much from him and his story.

I am in awe of this man’s strength. Even after all he has been through, he is still a kind and respectful man. I know his family is proud of him 🫶🏼

A lad who was posted into my Squadron in the British Army was from Rwanda. Another tribe stormed his village and his parents were killed in front of him. He was 5 at the time and ran for miles until a charity picked him up. He was brought to the uk and was adopted by a family. He joined the British Army years later when he was 22. I couldn’t believe his life story when he was sat telling me. This reminded me of him. What an incredible interview from Lad Bible.

Strongest man ive ever heard speak, articulate and rich in emotions. World needs men like this thank you opwanya

The most dangerous thing in the World is a child with a gun who has been brought up to kill - absolutely right. Without conscience & empathy we become killer robots. It's a terrible tragedy.

It’s an inspiration to see a man like this go through some of the worst trauma I’ve ever heard as a child and be such a smart, articulate well adjusted adult. Incredible man incredible life story

He came from a good family and I think that that is what helped him. God Bless.

Those Kony documentaries that were viral in 2012 changed my life. These stories still change my life. What an inspiration this man is.

30:15 This statement, to the very last word he says before the video ends. Omg, no one could have said that any better. Ever. This man is an absolutely beautiful and strong person— I hope only the best for him and his family. Sir, thank you for being the change you wanted to see in this world— coming from someone with such hardships as you have had, it’s truly inspiring. Not everyone is capable of understanding what happened to you, but know there are people out there who forgave you for what you had to do before you even had to do it. It wasn’t your fault. ❤

Him looking back and turning it to a positive of what he went through shows how mentally tough and strong he is. All the power to you, Innocent!

I read a book in high school about a child solider in Uganda. It was the saddest, most horrific book. The author was eventually rescued but described the rehabilitation centres for teenage boys and the affects of the war and killing was so destructive to their psyches 😢

Impressive to see that he still has quite the positive vibe to him. I'm glad that he shared his story.

he uses so much distancing language around his dad dying he's like still avoiding trying to talk about it. He does say it, but his brain is like fighting against actually saying it out loud in one concise thought, meandering around the reality as long as possible and not directly facing it.

Having a “rough” night. Cant sleep so this is what I’m going to watch to humble me. 🙏🏾 Grand Early Rising everyone 💗

This reminds me of the film beasts of no nation. What an incredible story to be able to say you survived that kind of thing happening to you he should be proud of himself for being who he is now after coming from that madness

It's kind of crazy that as soon as I saw the title, I knew it was going to be about Kony. Back in the 2010s, there was an online movement to raise awareness about the Invisible Children, the term they used to call the child soldiers. For some time, I forgot about it and sometimes I questioned if it was even real, but indeed it was.

I’m very sorry that this has to happen. I would not want to go through this. This is traumatizing

This dude has extreme levels of intelligence fair play to him

Heartbreaking story but how he has turned his life around and now helping other children to change theirs... inspirational.