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It's a small world: From Rwanda to Atlanta / 05.29.08, 01:13 PM
One of our Burundian friends introduced us to a newly arrived refugee family at church this week. The new family is from Rwanda. Knowing this, I (Annie) showed off the only Kinyarwanda word I know “Murakoze” (thank you). This surprised and excited them, and we started to chat about the time I spent in East Africa during college. Come to find out, during my 10 days in Rwanda, I visited their home city! What are the odds of that?! I hope I can find some good pictures to show them. If any of you USPers are reading this, got anything from Butare? I won’t share their story here but it is incredible the way that God protected their family. Though they walked through the valley of the shadow of death each day on their journey from Rwanda to a country of refuge, they knew that God was with them. How small my troubles seem in comparison to theirs, yet God cares just as deeply and is just as able to provide for all of my needs. He’s got the whole world in His hands…
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