Thursday 18 September 2008

Kiyunze

We rocked and bounced along a dirt road for about two hours this morning as we travelled to the village of Kiyunze.

Just after the genocide in 1994 The Salvation Army was assigned to help this village recover from the effects of the 100 day murderous, destructive rampage. As well as the thousands that were killed in the area, houses, shops, warehouses, wells and crops were destroyed. The Salvation Army assisted the people of this remote village with roads, bridges, water, food and houses.

Today there is a dynamic corps in the village and the Sallies are well respected and recieved. We spent the afternoon talking with some of the locals and checking the condition of the water supply and houses.