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than an original story, this is a tribute to someone who saved thousands of lives from
the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Pierantonio Costa, a
man many call righteous, was the Italian Consul in Kigali at the time. In his
last trip to Rwanda, he saved 375 orphans, all very small children.
“They’re children, children!” An armed man looked at
the bus driver with doped eyes. “No.” The frustration amongst the adults of the
convoy was palpable. 375 tired and restless kids kept their eyes wide open.
They were so young, piled up inside the buses, uncomfortable and very thirsty. In
the control post, armed men held rusted katanas. Suddenly, a local authority talked to them. The
convoy rushed away. The children finally arrived at the safety of a border and
a foreign home. When interviewed, the man responsible for the convoy simply
replied “I only
answered the voice of my conscience.”
Hi Lizzie... I'm catching up on your stories and wanted to give you a shoutout. Hugs xoxo
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