"Amahoro"

From http://www.amahoro.info/:
"Amahoro means peace. It is a word of traditional African origin used widely across Africa. It has special meaning in places like Rwanda, Burundi, and Congo, where violence and genocide have inflicted such pain and suffering. When people from various tribes embrace, shake hands or kiss, and say 'amahoro,' they are expressing a deep hope for a better future.

Amahoro is a precious word in places where Christianity in the modern colonial era spread a message of grace and forgiveness for life after death, but did not integrate that proclamation with the profound Biblical message of justice, peace, and reconciliation in this life on earth."


The purpose of this blog is to share my experiences in Burundi, Africa...photos, stories, memories, hopes, and prayers for the people there as well as reflections about this leg of the journey upon which I never imagined I would travel.