Thursday, November 24, 2005
i woke up this morning...yearning to read the news on BBC. somehow. don't ask me why. i guess im probably reverting back to the debate season where BBC will be my favourtie website. as much as i detest reading on and on about global affairs, at times, i do enjoy reading what they publish.
and so...i searched for RWANDA this morning and thousands of articles was found. randomly, i clicked on a few and i came across this article which touched my heart. it reminded me about the lady from SOT who prayed for south africa during the overnight prayer meeting. The image of her praying with intense faithfullness and to a certain extent, imense deaperation to seek help from God to recuperate the situation in Africa that was been ongoing for decades, somehow seem to fit into my mind clearly. i could still see her doing all that clearly in my mind.
to a large extent, i do feel for her and her country. don't inquisite about my sentiments towards that barren nation, its probably what my debating carreer has caused me to behave, think and feel accordingly.
anyway...back to the point i was driving at.and so as i was randomly clicking on the headlines that somewhat strike my attention, i came across this particular one which reminded me about the normal cell grop meetings we have, and the usual testimonies we share.
here it goes (somewhat a testimony shared by a refugee in Rwanda):
Last Updated: Friday, 2 April, 2004, 11:48 GMT 12:48 UK
'Living among the dead'
Flora MukamporeIn 1994 in the village of Nyarubuye, Rwanda, the Hutu majority went on a killing spree in the local church, slaughtering neighbours and friends.
Flora Mukampore lost 17 members of her family and saw her neighbour doing the killing. This is her story.
We used to go to church with them and they taught us together that committing murder is a sin and God punishes those who kill.
We thought that no one would dare come to attack us at the church because the church is a holy place.
[When the killers arrived] our men were ready to fight, even though they didn't have any weapons, so they died standing. You would not think that they were all going to get killed because they were very many. We did not think they would get killed.
Drenched in blood
My neighbour Gitera was there. Imagine someone leaving their home, knowing the possible victim's name and their children's names.
'Taken over by Satan'
They all killed their neighbours' wives and children.
All the people they were cutting fell on me because I was near the door. I had too much hair but it all was washed with blood.
My body had been drenched in blood and it was getting dry on me so killers thought I had been cut all over. They thought I was dead.
I lay down on one side with only one eye open. I could hear a man come toward me and I guess he saw me breathe. He hit me on my head saying: "Isn't this thing still alive?"
At some point God helped me and made me unconscious because if I wasn't, there is a possibility that I would have committed suicide
Flora Mukampore Immediately I heard my entire body say "whaa". Something in my head changed forever. Everything stopped.
Afterwards, when the cold wind blew. I woke up. But I did not realise that there were bodies around me. I did not remember what had happened.
I just thought they were normal people and so I slept among them like we had slept before the killers came.
Suicide
Later I heard the girl say: "She is rotten. It's all over for her. Does she look human to you? "
Then I realised that all the people around me had decayed.
When they sat me up I realised there were maggots and I started removing them off myself.
Can you imagine living with the dead? At some point God helped me and made me unconscious because if I wasn't, there is a possibility that I would have committed suicide.
But, I wasn't conscious and anyway killing oneself needs energy. Can you imagine. People died on the 15 April and I lived among them until the 15 May?
Panorama: The Killers was broadcast on BBC One on Sunday, 4 April 2004 at 2215 BST
im sure all thoses killings that took place in church has definitely grieved God's heart. but nontheless, from this article, we cannot deny that God's grace is never ending and He is Merciful to those who keep up the faith in Him. Maybe the situation in Africa seem to be hopeless and perhaps only decades of recovering and aid will help them out from poverty and the other thousands of adversities they are burdened with, but one thing for sure, God has not forsaken them.
He has instilled a desire in millions of other potential missionaries around the world to play their part to help out. one may think that one cannot do much with just his bare hands and feet, but as cliche as it may sound, with God, All things are Possible.
meifeng
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