Orlando, Fla. -- Local youth minister Sean Frenier held an event at First Christian Church of Orlando on Sunday, July 16 to gather supporters for the Invisible Children foundation.

Invisible Children was a foundation started by three young filmmakers who traveled to Africa in 2003 in search of a story, and learned of Joseph Kony's rebel war in Uganda for which he captures children and uses them as soldiers. The young filmmakers have since started a movement that has picked up many supporters across the globe.

Frenier has been an avid supporter of the Invisible Children since he learned of the foundation in 2005. He regularly shows promotional videos for the project to his students, and is always looking for ways to get them to become supporters themselves.

"Each year I try to hold a gathering like this to get youth involved in the cause," said Frenier. "I teach them about it and then I take them on a trip to participate in the campaigns."

Campaigns held for the Invisible Children foundation in the past have consisted of people in various cities across the United States sleeping in the streets, camping in cardboard boxes for 24 hours with only water and crackers to eat and staying up all night to write letters to various political figures asking for their help.

"I've been with the youth group to two of the campaigns so far," said Josie Markel, a high school student who attends the church regularly.

"It's definitely a great cause to get behind," said Beth Tyson, an adult visitor from Port St. Lucie. "I'd certainly love to see an agreement of peace be reached. Especially since children are involved in the war."

"It's hard for me to think of any child having to suffer through anything at all, so I think that Invisible Children is something that everyone should care about," said Frenier. "Especially the youth. If you get them to care about something like this at their age, maybe it will help them to care about other important things when their older."

To learn more about Invisible Children visit http://www.invisiblechildren.com/.