Political activist, Christel Kisongo, worked for the Paix Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo until the disappearance of his UN colleagues, Caleb and Sara. Promoting peaceful resolution to conflict was his life's calling — until he had to flee his country, with nothing but his backpack. Once catapulted into the quest for asylum in the United States, will he be crushed in the immigration process, or will he survive the tumultuous political landscape?