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Freshman Reading Program
Methodist University has adopted a new freshman reading program designed to stimulate thought and discussion in its IDS 110 Methodist University Experience course. This year's selected reading is They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, and Benjamin Ajak. The program is in effect for freshmen entering (or taking IDS 110) in the Fall 2008 semester.
This book is a true story of survival as told by three boys who lose everything during Sudan's civil war. They and thousands of children, many as young as 5, are forced to leave their homes and hide in the bush with snakes, scorpions, and hyenas as their houses burn and family and friends are slaughtered. These Lost Boys, as they are now known, walk for months, day and night, crossing deserts and mountains to find refugee camps. They travel hundreds of miles, through lands inhabited by hungry crocodiles and lions, at risk of being kidnapped by Muslim and rebel armies. Many children die of hunger and thirst. If they sit down, they might not get up. It is a story of loss and hunger for what they have lost. It's a story of strength and ingenuity as the boys do what they have to to stay alive. It's a testament of courage amid extraordinary hardship. We at Methodist University look forward to the discussion of this book as it focuses on one of the great tragedies of our time.
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