In Atlanta, war-scarred ‘Lost Girl’ on a quest

Rich Addicks/raddicks@ajc.com

Abuk Wach is all smiles after receiving her diploma from Heritage High School, something that just a few years ago seemed an impossibility. As Abuk and her classmates marched into the gymnasium that evening, the band played, ‘Climb Every Mountain.’ Wach plans on attending college, hoping one day to return to Sudan as a health professional.