Legos stand at Christmas in Davidson raised $4,500 Lubo Mijak
has known a hard life. He was 8 years old in 1987 when he saw
enemy tribesmen kill his parents and older brother. He was
forced to flee from southern Sudan for his safety, and in the
following three months, he walked along the Nile River, hiding
from the enemy tribe during the day and hungry lions at night.
He has known starvation and seen friends killed. He and others
like him who survived are known internationally at the Lost Boys
of Sudan. But Mijak survived, and the comfort, joy and support
he missed growing up changed forever when Catholic Social
Services brought him to Charlotte. In recent weeks, he
experienced another miracle, when he and other Lost Boys
traveled to Atlanta and Nashville to cast their votes for
independence for his native land, southern Sudan. Mijak is
determined to use his good fortune to help family, friends and
others in Southern Sudan. He has a vision to create a school in
his hometown of Nyarweng, so that little boys an