SURVIVOR CORPS

Our fellow in Burundi, Laura Gordon, published a great survivor story about Willy Imberumwungere, a member of Survivor Corps-Burundi partner, CEDAC.  Read the exerpt below and check out her other entries (in French and in English) on her blog, Amahoro Burundi.

… Although Willy still has flashbacks of the war, he is glad to be alive and says that his old enemies are now his friends. Rather than hating and plotting revenge, he now sees his role as helping others to find the same forgiveness and peace that he has found – again, working through CEDAC, he promotes CEDAC’s work to others and participates in groups meetings to help those […] still struggling to deal with what has happened to them. As we talk about the future, he hopes that others will be able to forgive, as he has. …