April is a time when painful memories surface in Rwanda. As part of the 18th Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi, we feature this very special guest post by a young Rwandan courageous enough to bare his soul, sharing his personal experience and hope for his homeland. Through Forgiveness, Rebuild the Future A reflection and poem …
a peace of commemoration
During April, Rwanda becomes the country of a thousand tears as the nation gathers to remember and mourn those tragic days when society failed - when over 800,000 (a conservative estimate) people were slaughtered in the Tutsi Genocide within a mere 100 days. The scale and intensity of this time remains unfathomable. And while today there's an uneasy peace, so much remains …
A Peace of Life 