A few days ago my team and I were able to visit a high school called the University School of Nashville. The day before our presentation we visited the campus and gave a short announcement in hopes of sparking some excitement about the upcoming screening. After our announcement it seemed that students and teachers were both pumped about the screening, however we had no idea of how big the turnout would be.
The next day we went back to the school to give the big presentation. As we were walking down the halls kids were hollering at us from down the halls telling us that they were going to come out to hear about the injustices occurring in North Korea. I had a good feeling that we were going to be pleasantly surprised.
Out of about 400 students, 75 high school kids showed up. Nobody expected such a huge turnout and the empty room that we were in all of a sudden became jam packed with students. Kids were sitting all over the floor, some trying to fit two to a chair so they could get a good look at the media we were going to present. This was a very exciting moment for us on tour. The kids who came to the screening were eager to learn about the human right abuses in North Korea and the questions they had after our presentation were thoughtful and intelligent. They wanted to know what they could do to help. This was such an encouraging moment for my team and me. We all hope that the passion that they felt to bring hope to North Korea continues to develop into action.
Chris Onesto
