Nyamata

Nyamata

building a huge new church after the brutal Genocide in the old house of God

Location: 

Nyamata, Rwanda

Duration: 

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Personal highlights

  1. New church after the Genocide inside the old church
  2. Old church now used as a Genocide Memorial Museum
  3. Interior design reminds more of an industrial warehouse
  4. So much space to worship for a rather small rural town
  5. Small group chanting and cheering behind the church

Image sources

  1. Holy cross inside the church
  2. Red cross across the street
  3. Main entrance of the church
  4. Many wooden rows of benches
  5. Shrine outside the church

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