Episode 89 - Rwanda +25: What it's Like to Tell Your Son You're all Going to Die Tonight

"My anticipation was, if they come through that door they're going to do things to my family that I'm not going to want to live with for the rest of my life. So at that point I handed my son...a machete and I took another one and we waited for them...And I'll never forget telling my son, 'we're gonna...we may not make it through the night, but we're going to die protecting your mom and the girls."

One missionary's recollection of harrowing moments during his ministry in Africa - including being caught up in the genocide of nearly 1 million Rwandans which was going on right now, 25 years ago.  We'll explore what it was like to see that, how it affected this family and search for a higher purpose in the midst of the carnage.

 

Shayne and Tari Russell have been missionaries for most of their lives, serving in many countries across Africa.

 

Frontlines (PBS) documentary on the Rwandan Genocide.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzXjEG0UVTM