Q: The concept of forgiveness plays a large role in your story.  How did you manage to forgive the atrocities that occurred?
A: After being born again, I used to ask myself “Are Hutus different than Tutsis or are we the same? Can Hutus feel the pain like the Tutsi people feel?” I finally decided that all people, because they are human beings, do feel pain. They should, therefore, try to avoid the mistreatment of others and in case one is hurt by bad acts, forgiveness must occur.  As a Christian, I learned that sin cannot be avenged by another sin, so I had to forgive those who committed the atrocities of genocide.

Q: What does reconciliation look like in Rwanda now? Tell us about some of your friends who are Hutus.
A: Reconciliation is being practiced in Rwanda by both the survivors of genocide and the perpetrators. The perpetrators who confess their guilt to the survivors of families they killed are being forgiven by those survivors. This is an important aspect in rebuilding our society. It cements unity among Rwandese. I have many friends who are Hutus. After I was born again, I considered them as brothers and sisters because we are created in the image of God.   

Q: Do you think genocide will happen again?
A: I don’t think so, because our government is fighing the ideologies that made genocide possible in the first place. By making the population aware of the social, political, and economic impact of the 1994 genocide, an impact all Rwandese felt in every aspect of life, citizens are beginning to recognize they have a collective responsibility to fight it. They are saying “Never again” to genocide in Rwanda.

Q: What is God teaching you now?
A: God is teaching me his love for all people. His love is unconditional to all people, both the good and the bad, the just and unjust, but his desire is to have these people know the truth and be saved by believing in Jesus, his only son.

Q: How did you go from such disillusionment of there even being a God to starting an orphanage in honor of his name?
A: God tells us that he seeks us. The night I found myself wandering toward the gathering at Restoration Church, he was seeking me. I wasn't interested in church at all. I was just lonely. But he brought me to faith that night. I sat there hiding in the crowd, not interested in what any god had to say, but miraculously the Lord spoke to my heart and brought hope back into my life. I've been able to share that hope with fellow orphans. I see God replace disillusionment in the hearts of orphans with hope all the time in my ministry. God is so faithful to meet us right where we are.

Q: What is the mission of Humura Ministries, your charitable fund?
A: To proclaim hope for the hopeless, especially orphans.

Q: Does Humura Ministries require recipients to be of a particular religious denomination or persuasion?
A: No. The only requirement is your need of help.