I'd like to share with you a little bit about Solace Ministries, the organization Harvest is partnering with in Rwanda. Let me give you a glimpse into the life of a survivor 18 short years after genocide.
Solace Ministries was
established in 1995 by Jean Gakwandi, as a way to comfort widows and orphans who had
endured the great tragedies of the 1994 genocide in which over 1 million
people were murdered.
Although
support has been given to survivors, many thousands continue to struggle
materially, physically and with trauma. They remain vulnerable not
because they live in a poor country, but because they are disadvantaged
from losing the support of a family.
Many widows and orphans are still searching for those in whom they can confide to share or to lay down a heavy memory they have. Widows need understanding, compassion and empowerment for their own socio-economic development. And finally, each one of them needs a family environment.
Solace Ministries deals with thousands of widows and orphans that survived the tragedy, who have struggled and are still struggling with various hardships including all PTSD and HIV/AIDS contracted through rape. This is in obedience to the call: Comfort, comfort my people (Isaiah 40:1).
Many widows and orphans are still searching for those in whom they can confide to share or to lay down a heavy memory they have. Widows need understanding, compassion and empowerment for their own socio-economic development. And finally, each one of them needs a family environment.
Solace Ministries deals with thousands of widows and orphans that survived the tragedy, who have struggled and are still struggling with various hardships including all PTSD and HIV/AIDS contracted through rape. This is in obedience to the call: Comfort, comfort my people (Isaiah 40:1).
