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Rwanda is a landlocked, mountainous country in central Africa. It is an agricultural land growing much coffee and tea, but besides the rich soil there are few natural resources.

The nation has historically been a feudal monarchy, with the minority Tutsi governing the majority Hutu. Ethnic tention between the two groups escalated into a bloody civil war in 1994, with up to 700,000 dead in a matter of months. Despite the restoration of a degree of peace, the situation remains uneasy at best, and the plight of thousands of refugees in surrounding countries has yet to be resolved.

There is religious freedom. Many Christians have suffered much in the conflict. Because of their ethnic origin, some have lost family members, homes and possessions. The ethnic warfare and the chaos have driven many to seek after God.