Alice Auma was born in 1956. She was the daughter of Severino Lukoya, self-proclaimed prophet and founder of the Jerusalem Melter Church in Gulu. Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army Joseph Kony previously … See more

Remaining childless after two marriages, Auma moved away from her hometown. She eventually converted to Christianity but, on 25 May 1985, she reportedly went insane, unable to either hear or speak, later claiming to … See more

Auma lived in the Ifo refugee camp near Dadaab in northern Kenya for the remainder of her life, and claimed to have been abandoned by the spirits.
In November 2004, she was implicated in child traffic… See more

Although Auma's practice as a medium immediately after returning to Gulu was not particularly successful, the tale of Paraa became the central text of the HSM. In particular Lakwena's discourse that the insurgency was … See more