Together we stand, divided we fall! April 7, 2014 marked the beginning of the 20th Commemoration of the Genocide - Kwibuka 20 - a time to remember, unite and renew. (kwibuka - "remember" in Kinyarwanda). We pray for healing and renewal to continue in Rwanda and for hope to burn bright in the lives of youth determined …
a peace of extreme love
Fragments of families - visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial was eye-opening for all of the participants at peace camp. Among the powerful exhibits were wall-to-wall photos of family members who had been killed: a mom, a son, an aunt, a cousin...row after row of victims. One section contained photos of babies and young children. Each had …
a peace of light
Pictured: Hope lights the way. Club Unity (a peace club started by youth in Rwanda) ends a day of community service, repairing homes of Genocide orphans and widows, with a time of testimony, prayers, songs and a commitment to peace, as part of their 18th Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi where an estimated 1 million people were killed …