i'm not sure what's going on, how they can take little girls and assault them. >> reporter: lyn lusi thinks it's a consequence of fighting for two decades destroying any sense of community. >> you have seen your village destroyed, your people killed, you're a young man with no future. you have every reason to fight. you have every reason to go off and join the military. there's also the militia that will kidnap children and take them into air army to reenforce their ranks. they have no fear and no conscious. >> reporter: where does one begin to repair this? the lusi's say they worked to tap the enduring faith of most congolese. >> here is mandate to care that's in the christian community and it's present in every single locality in congo. you can say that probably 95% of congolese will go to place of worship once a month, at least. this is an amazing power within the community. if we knew how to mobilize people correctly, then you can make a big imact on a social problem. >> reporter: heal africa has gathered religious leaders and others into so called nehemiah committees. they media