He was 8 years old. Just beginning the adventures of his life and enjoying what life offers such as playing ball with his mates. But one day, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels came and abducted him. He became a child soldier. One morning when duty called he responded and went to battle. And the young soldier now promoted to a sergeant, was thrown down by an enormous explosion that shook the ground beneath him. This is one of the stories from a new book by the Association of Volunteers in International Service (AVSI), “Restoring Survivors’ Hope” that unveils the dramatic life of mine survivors in northern Uganda, who have suffered the trauma of mines and war.