Two decades have passed since the Rwandan genocide, and today, organizations like Samaritan’s Purse are working to help individuals and families as the country continues the recovery process in the wake of the genocide which left 800,000 people dead.
A Samaritan’s Purse program called “Raising Families” is working with 83 local churches and 1,660 families throughout Rwanda to improve access to education and healthcare as the country continues to rebuild after the tragedy.
The Right Reverend Louis Muvunyi, Bishop of Kigali, has been a leader in the implementation of the program.
“Poverty is blocking the healing, reconciliation and restoration that we want,” he says. “The Church has to do something. It is well placed to bring holistic transformation in our society and make an impact in Rwanda. That is why the Church is there.”
With the 20th anniversary of the genocide this month
Let us also remember the ongoing killings in Syria, Sudan and other parts of the world…..as the world does nothing. Let us be in constant prayer.