Southern Sudan, 2009:
The drilling process is slow and keeps encountering problems. Water is needed to keep the drill running so the drilling crew must go to the pond several times a day. The bag they use for the water springs multiple leaks and must be patched. The workers become discouraged, but their boss keeps them working.

Ethiopia-Sudan-Kenya, 1991-1992:
People were jumping into the river as they fled the soldiers. The current was too strong for many and they were swept away. Crocodiles were also attacking people who jumped in the water. The soldiers then started shooting at the people trying to cross the river. Salva jumps in the water and another boy grabs onto him, almost drowning him. The boy lets go because he is shot and killed and Salva realized the boy probably saved hi s life by forcing him under the water. Salva eventually reaches the other side of the river, but over 1,000 people die trying. Now Salva becomes a leader of orphaned boys who are walking to Kenya, where there are other refugee camps. He often thinks of his family as he guides the boys toward safety. It takes a year and a half to walk to Kenya.