[Emmanuel Rubagumya]

Thanks, Dr. Monica,

Through my experience in this ministry of healing and reconciliation, Victims who went through the trauma, of what happened to them, need to see the perpetrator changing and recognizing their mistakes. Repentance is nothing other than changing from your old ways, and habits, and changing to new ways. Recognizing your mistakes doesn’t make you weak, it brings peace of mind and makes you bold enough to stand firm and ask forgiveness. Reconciliation is when repentance meets forgiveness. The indicators of reconciliation are reunion, peace, relationships, development, and unity. Through my experience, different people react differently, there are those quick to repent, others are quick to forgive, and for others it becomes hard. However, all we need to do to let them know that, the only way to what they need is peace, regardless of the cause are two keys Repentance and forgiveness. and they have choice to chose which way to take, whether to forgive of hold on pain of unforgive and regrate of thier bad actions.