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Healing Rwanda: Union student wants to help his homeland

Union student Denis Bisangwa hopes to use his Union education to benefit his native Rwanda. (Photo by Morris Abernathy)
Union student Denis Bisangwa hopes to use his Union education to benefit his native Rwanda. (Photo by Morris Abernathy)

JACKSON, Tenn.Aug. 5, 2013 — Denis Bisangwa, a sophomore business administration major, was seated on the stage of the G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel, ready to answer questions about his life.

It was a situation that many students might have found frightening. But Bisangwa has told his story many times, and it captivated the Union audience.

This Union student is a Rwandan orphan who survived genocide and civil war in his homeland. He plans to return to the African nation with messages of hope.

Read the rest of this story from the summer Unionite at .


Media contact: Tim Ellsworth, news@uu.edu, 731-661-5215