Shaun has a Rwanda ‘moment’
‘Every couple of weeks or so’, says Shaun of Black Merino in Rwanda blog, ‘I see something or meet someone or experience something that affects some part deep inside me. I call these times ‘Moments’.’ As he is volunteering in southern Rwanda, teaching in the poorest local communities, Shaun has many such moments; but he’s been particularly moved to discover the life story of his fellow teacher, guide and friend, Bernard.
A victim of the Rwandan genocide, Bernard escaped with his family to the Congo, first enduring terrible conditions in the refugee camps and then being forced into the jungle by the First Congo War. When his parents and four siblings were killed in the fighting, he walked a further 1000km with his surviving brother and sister to Cameroon and returned to a still unstable Rwanda, determined to rebuild his life:
Read the whole incredible story here. Shaun blogs about the stories of many more of the resilient, courageous people he meets, so visit Black Merino in Rwanda to share more of his ‘moments’.
