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of my father in-law’s despicable decision to disgrace us, but we<br />
were utterly humiliated. We inquired<br />
among Patrick’s family members looking to find answers as to<br />
why he had been sacked from his father’s company and got none<br />
whatsoever. False accusations had been made against him to<br />
tarnish his image, and no one could investigate the matter, and<br />
the real problem was never exposed. They framed him for some<br />
terrible things, but we knew that it was just a pretext, and none<br />
of it was real. We realized that this was going to be a<br />
continuation of our persecution. When the unfair decision to<br />
dismiss my husband was made, we accepted it without<br />
challenging or questioning anyone. We knew that any signs of<br />
disgruntlement from us would only trigger more animosity.<br />
We became increasingly threatened and stigmatized as<br />
everyone looked at us as “bad people”. Worse still, my husband<br />
did not get paid for the work he had done in the two months he<br />
managed his father’s company. He was only facilitated whenever<br />
he travelled on duty. How unfair life had become! It appeared<br />
like everything was conspiring against us, to see us fail.<br />
Dejected, we felt alone in this world. Patrick could not dare drag<br />
his father to court or question him. The ethnic prejudice<br />
between the Hutus and Tutsis was compounded by the fact that<br />
Patrick had done the unthinkable. His father could not forgive<br />
him. He had committed the unpardonable sin and sealed our<br />
fate. Sometimes God may lead you down a specific path or rough<br />
experience, but you will not die because His faithfulness to you<br />
has not ceased. Our problems are meant to bring good out of us,<br />
as Romans 8:28 states; “And we know that in all things God<br />
works for the good of those who love Him.”<br />
I woke up one morning feeling very disenchanted. I felt sad that<br />
something that could have been beautiful had become a burden<br />
too heavy to bear. Life makes sense when it is lived in harmony<br />
with those around us. How were we to achieve the goal to have<br />
a happy and meaningful marriage when all one could see was<br />
malice, strife and hatred because of our different ethnic<br />
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