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"As We Forgive"
"Fifteen years after the genocide, reconciliation in Rwanda is still deeply painful, as the documentary by Laura Waters Hinson demonstrates.
"As We Forgive" examines the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and the aftermath. Over a period of 100 days, up to a million Tutsis were slaughtered by Hutus, many of whom were their former friends and neighbors. Less than a decade after the mass killings, trials, and convictions, the Rwandan government took a bold step. It released fifty thousand confessed killers from prison, hoping for reconciliation and restoration.
Laura Waters Hinson was a graduate student spending a summer doing volunteer work in Rwanda. She watched as genocide murderers began seeking the forgiveness of the victims who had survived their deadly attacks. She was so moved by what she witnessed that she decided to document it. That was the beginning of the film "As We Forgive."
In May of 2010, PBS stations around the country aired "As We Forgive" as part of the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Director Laura Waters Hinson has also created a way for Americans to get involved in the reconciliation happening in Rwanda.
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Rwandan Genocide 15 years later: Alice forgives
She survived the unthinkable, forgave her attackers, and now works with World Vision to bring peace and reconciliation to her country. Read More>>>
"The Price of Peace"
World Vision Magazine, Winter 2007 By Margaret Alerotek
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." —Matthew 5:9 (KJV)
Peace means many things: the end of hostilities; a period of rest, tranquility, and stillness; an inner sense of contentment, love, care, and forgiveness. All these are important ingredients for lasting peace. In northern Uganda, peace has been elusive for 21 years. The Lord's Resistance Army, led by self-proclaimed prophet Joseph Kony, has forced children to carry out atrocities against their own people.
Can you believe even children as young as 5 years old have been forced to choose to either kill or die a slow and painful death? It is unthinkable, isn't it?
Yet it has repeatedly happened in northern Uganda as the world watched and lamented but did little to stop it.
The good news is that today, the words 'peace' and 'reconciliation' are on everybody's lips. I was especially encouraged by the level of concern portrayed by Americans during my recent trip to the United States. The interest shown by different congressional officials, World Vision staff, and others in supporting peace in northern Uganda was indeed soothing. Let's never grow weary of this work. Read More >>>
