In 1994 , Mihigo lost his family and was orphaned in the genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda . He escaped to Burundi where he met members of his family who survived . He tried in vain to join the Rwandan Patriotic Army ( RPA ) to avenge his family . In July 1994 , Mihigo returned to Rwanda . After high school , he enrolled at the seminary to become a priest , and through music and the Christian faith , he managed to forgive those who killed his father
the genocide against Tutsis
Rwandan genocide
Kizito Mihigo