Cry the Beloved Country

Okay, so am I the only one who didn't hear about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda until recently? A retired missionary couple from our church shared their experiences from the middle of Rwanda during the genocide this last weekend, and it really shocked me to find out that such an event could largely go unnoticed here in the States! Granted, I was part of the MTV generation at that point in my life, but I don't recall any of this being discussed to the extent that it should have been during my high school years.... Does anyone else know about this? I mean, besides having seen "Hotel Rwanda"?