March 27, 2013
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He would be so proud of you, Ayus.
As am I. And your friends, and the
multitude of people who keep you
close to their hearts. You're alright,
you strong, reckless, gutsy woman.
I haven't seen Ayus in so long.
Woman's UNHCR missions take
her away for quite some time.
In our last WhatsApp conversation
she shared with me a case of one
of her missing Burmese refugees,
a young boy who disappeared as
he was walking home one evening.
She fretted over him so much,
disappointed at being unable
able to do more.
She had already done so much -
distributing flyers, combing the
area surrounding the refugee
village he lived in, giving up
sleep to monitor her reports
and keeping in touch with her
contacts who, like her, were
also frantically searching.
I don't know if they ever found him.
And I really do miss her.
Your daughter is doing amazing things
down here, Uncle. I really wish you
could see her now. Al-Fatihah.
