The pain never really leaves

It was just over ten years ago at this time that millions of lives were utterly ravaged and destroyed in Rwanda. I've just seen Hotel Rwanda again and it utterly blew me away.

I've sponsored a bunch of kids through relief organizations for years. Kids from Nigeria, Rwanda, India, all over. One of my little guys was Ernest Bariwanda from Rwanda. He was murdered savagely in the uprising of the early 90's. The UN AND the US government leaders (thank you, Bill Clinton) will face God with a lot of blood on their hands for that one.

I still remember the day I got the letter from Compassion International that told me Ernie had been killed.

I don't think I'll ever fully recover... and I pray to God I never do.

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