On July 11th, 2010, we lost our friend Nate "Oteka" Henn.
Nate dedicated his life to peace and education in central Africa.
He worked without pay for a year and a half as a Roadie and an intern at Invisible Children, a non-profit organization raising awareness about the use of child soldiers in Joseph Kony's war and raising money to build schools and provide education to Northern Uganda's war-affected children.
Nate's family wants other people to have the opportunity to speak with their life the way Nate did; to speak with their hands and feet and humble service. They ask that if you feel compelled to act, honor Nate and donate to the Nate "Oteka" Henn Memorial Fund. This money will be used to support the Roadie internship and the awareness efforts that Nate made his life.
In a family statement, they wrote,
"People ask us how they can help or what they can do, and we know Nate’s heart was for making the world a better place. Nate’s legacy is the pursuit of peace and a future for the children of Uganda and the Congo. With just 25 years, Christ blessed him with a heart for the oppressed, and because of that he has touched lives in the U.S. and in Uganda. We hope people will feel compelled to join his legacy and support others to live this life of service."
The Roadie Internship is a dramatic commitment of selflessness, a 5 month tour-de-force of living in community, traveling the country, and speaking to tens of thousands of people about the atrocities being committed in central Africa. It is all done by volunteers that work tirelessly without pay. This lifestyle of service became the statement of Nate's life, and now his family asks that you give others the chance to live as Nate lived.
