Refugees in Tanzania

Imagine being violently forced from your home because of civil war.  Imagine being forced to leave your country because of mass genocide.  Where would you go?

For the past 50 years Tanzania has hosted hundreds of thousands of refugees from Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Many have settled in refugee camps in northwestern Tanzania, not too far from Musoma, where we will be living.

Tanzanians have mixed feelings about refugees.  Some see refugees as a threat to national security and a burden on the country's already weak economy and infrastructure.  They believe refugees should be forced to return home.  Others in Tanzania see refugees as a blessing and want to welcome them into their country.

Please pray for the refugees in Tanzania.  Pray for their safety, pray for the end of violence, war, and genocide, and pray that refugees would find hope and peace in Jesus.

Resources:
http://www.theirc.org/where/tanzania
http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1193
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/06/19/tanzaniauganda-prevent-forced-return-refugees