Mending Lives After Genocide
The streets of Kigali, Rwanda, once bore witness to 100 days of systematic slaughter that ended the lives of an estimated 1 million people. Children left behind after the 1994 genocide, and those born soon after, emerged into a new Rwanda saturated by trauma, grief,...Saying “Never Again” to Genocide
After the Holocaust, the entire world was in a state of utter shock. Six million Jews . . . corralled together from across the nations and systematically wiped from the face of the earth. One of humanities darkest hours left an indelible mark on every man, woman, and...The Three Prayers of a Widow
The village of Kaboga, Rwanda, is found at the end of dirt path flanked on either side by sprawling green rows of banana trees. This is the humble home to 45 widows and their children. The shockwaves of the genocide that leveled the country two decades ago are still...The Power of Art: How Creativity Heals
Julliet stared blankly down the street winding through her dilapidated village. The afternoon sunlight weaving softly through the trees in the distance seemed strangely incongruent with the storm raging inside of her. Only days before, her husband had been at her side...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.