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Blogger: Jen the Ruminator - Manage Posts: "Last night we were privileged to have as a guest of our home community, Benjamin Nkusi. He is a pastor of a local church in Kigali, Rwanda. He shared his story of survival throughout the times of war & genocide in his country in April-July 1994. He was captured and almost killed. When the rebels were about to kill him, they asked for his identification card. They dug through his pockets and found his school ID. At the time, he was studying to become a pastor. When they saw the card, they said, 'We don't kill pastors' and let him go with a swift kick in the rear! This can only be explained by a God who sees a bigger picture and had further plans for Benjamin and his family.
It was an amazing and unique experience for me to be in a living room listening to this man and his very real encounters with death. We had the privilege of driving him back to where he is staying while he's in the U.S. On the way he shared more about how God is using him to help the people of Rwanda forgive and reconcile with each other. It is a hard task but God has equipped him & his team and they have made great strides in the area of reconciliation. As Americans we are a spoiled and comsumer-driven people. We take for granted the life we've been blessed with.
Please pray for Benjamin as he teaches a global theology class at Imago Dei. Pray for his family as he's apart from his wife and 4 children. Pray for his ongoing success at reconciliation for the Rwandan people being drawn closer to the God who models reconciliation!
For more on Benjamin and his work go to:
http://www.alarm-rwanda.org/

Link: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/rw-flag.html draft7:"