Let us pray that peace can return to that area. Nelson Mandela has been appointed to lead the Burundian peace negotiations, but two militant Hutu rebel groups do not accept him because they accuse South Africa of supplying weapons to the Burundian army. This is not the time to abandon our Friends in Burundi. I remember when I was there, Burundians everywhere were making bricks. Even with a bleak outlook Burundians are hopeful for a peace that will allow rebuilding.
Resiliency is part of the human condition.
TOP Update on February Peace Team Delegation to Uganda Grace Kiconco is a remarkable person. When she graduated from college in Uganda with a degree in Social Work, she began visiting condemned men, or as we would say, men on death row. Soon she was working also with their families. Grace has also been working on restorative justice issues and launched Shalom House to hold workshops and provide hospitality as needed for those involved in prison work and with the more than 100,000 ex-combatants from at least four defeated armies. She has been supported by the Mennonite Central Committee, Canadian Friends Service Committee, Quaker Peace and Service from England, and various individuals.