// rwanda,rwanda //
i've often felt that the overarching theme of our last semester in the academy has been heavily entrenched in social justice questions and how they relate to the church and our lives. this has been very challenging and at times has left me with more questions than answers. we read about the nation of rwanda in bishop john's book "bishop of rwanda" and my heart tried to comprehend what it looked like for neighbors to slaughter, rape & kill their neighbors. and then i was reminded that i live in a country where we have done the same. i thought about what it takes for a country to become so divided, and then i was reminded that our own country has been in that same place. there are so very many similarities between rwanda and the u.s. when it comes to racial struggles and i have been so grateful for the opportunity to learn from rwandans. when we landed in kigali, i was amazed to see how far this little country has come in just twenty years. i was challenged by t...