rwanda Archives

Hard healing work in Rwanda, a promising country with deep enduring scars

Posted September 3rd, 2024

The Republic of Rwanda, a small country in central Africa the size of Maryland and with about double its population, is commemorating the 30th year since the Rwandan genocide tore its country apart.

International Peacemaker from Rwanda to discuss her country’s history

Posted July 20th, 2022

An International Peacemaker from Rwanda will visit the United States this fall to share how the country has evolved since the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994.

International Peacemaker from Rwanda to discuss her country’s history

Posted April 26th, 2022

An International Peacemaker from Rwanda will visit the United States this fall to share how the country has evolved since the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994.

Faith communities working together to support those impacted by Congo volcano eruptions, earthquakes

Posted June 3rd, 2021

About 450,000 people have been evacuated from the area around the city of Goma in the North Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo, where faith groups are working together to provide humanitarian aid for those impacted.

International Peacemakers to return in 2021

Posted April 27th, 2021

Continuing a nearly 40-year tradition, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is once again hosting individuals from around the globe who will serve as International Peacemakers.

Living together as a community

Posted November 24th, 2020

Officially, the Presbyterian Pan American School is a “Christian international college-preparatory boarding school located in Kingsville, Texas.” But to Adelite Hategeka, it’s a second home filled with family from around the world.

International School of Reconciliation in Rwanda workshop focuses on healing inner wounds

Posted July 8th, 2020

A Rwandan workshop teaches African participants how to find inner healing and forgiveness from the trauma of ethnic conflict.

In Rwanda, integrity shines through difficult times

Posted May 28th, 2020

The Rev. Kay Day, mission co-worker in Rwanda, believes she has witnessed true integrity in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Grassroots home churches thrive in Rwanda

Posted May 6th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church in Rwanda opened its Center for Training and Documentation in 1996, two years after the genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi.

One hundred days of mission and ministry in Rwanda

Posted April 24th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church of Rwanda (EPR) is a few weeks into its annual 100 days of remembrance of the genocide against the Tutsi, which extends from early April through July 4. Each year these days are devoted to helping bring healing to survivors of the genocide who continue to struggle with poverty, unemployment, sickness and other issues. All 212 parishes in EPR’s seven presbyteries are focused on the transformational power of the gospel to bring unity, reconciliation and restoration to all who have been traumatized — from one generation to the next.