Shalom Rwanda Ministries

Shalom Rwanda Ministries

The 1994 genocide against Tutsis was deliberately planned and systematically executed, resulting in brutal mass slaughter of more than a million people who were killed atrociously within a period of 100 days. 

After the genocide in 1994, a group of genocide widows located in Kigali, working together met often after work or during lunch break to share their testimonies and feelings. It was a good time to cry and curse those murderers who caused misfortune. Among these women there was one born again Christian who had a big burden for her newly found friends, and her goal was to speak to them about the love of Jesus Christ some day. It was not easy to introduce God's love during that period because some people denied God's existence in the midst of their anger. They refused to return in churches in which many people were killed.

Out of this time of crying and wailing, 3 widows turned to The Lord and said "enough crying, we will start praying!" Shalom Ministries begun in 1994 in the midst of extreme sorrow. Their intention of rebuilding themselves with support from one another - and helping those around them, through the strength and wisdom of the Lord, became reality. The organization-known as SHALOM RWANDA became a vital GRASS ROOTS MINISTRY providing encouragement to hundreds and hundreds of Rwandans. 

In June 2013 to current date - Shalom Ministries Rwanda Volunteers continue to visit many widows to bring comfort and give goats, chickens, a cow, small loans, food and clothes. For those widows who are given a goat or cow, they can be utilized to breed and produce milk to drink and or sell - to help her meet basic needs like paying health insurance. Drocella Ndudwimana, the Coordinator of Shalom Ministries Rwanda spoke at an annual Commemoration of the Genocide. She shared, "We come to comfort you in this period of 100 days of Genocide Commemoration. God who helped you survive is on your side and has a good plan for your life." These activities continue today and much help and support is needed to continue on. 

Vision Statement

Shalom Ministries aims at becoming a worldwide instrument of God’s peace to the brokenhearted. We set different programs in which we work towards that goal. That is why SHALOM Ministries (SHAM) together with local group committees tries to identify members that are experiencing trauma from different life circumstances, so that they can be reached and helped through prayer and Christian counseling plus many basic needs.