St. Peter's Church Service

We went to St. Peter's church in Monrovia the first Sunday we were there. We attended the morning service that was the exact anniversary of the day that a massacre happened in the church 22 years ago. The chances that we would attend on that specific day still blows my mind. The service was focused on remembering what happened that day. 600 people were killed in the church. Two survivors told their testimonies (It was hard to understand them, but our some of our Liberian team later explained what they were saying). One spoke of how he hid underneath a chair and was miraculously never found. Another spoke of jumping out of one of the top story windows. We learned that one of the rebels who had supported the massacre ended up coming back to the church, finding Jesus, and preaching to the congregation. I still can't comprehend the forgiveness that had to happen to even let that man back into the church. That story alone has made me reconsider several relationships in my life where I need to let the Lord help me forgive. If these people forgave that man, I can find the strength to forgive.