The Hill

"The Hill" is located in the northern part of the city of Kigali.  During the years surrounding the 1994 genocide it was a bush area serving as the center of witchcraft and demonic activity in the country. The local Christians, led by one brother in particular, began praying regularly over the hill asking the Lord to break the stronghold and raise up a church on that spot.  He prayed diligently for seven years.

Then, at the turn of the century, as part of Rwandan President Kagame’s vision 2020, a planned community complete with homes, a green area, school, and community center was planned and built upon The Hill.  Regular prayer continued for seven more years while the school building and community center sat vacant following their completion.   

In 2007 the facilities were purchased by a group of Christian missionaries.  The community center became a church and the school facilities became Kigali International Community School (KICS).  The prayers had been answered, the strongholds broken, and an outpost for the Kingdom now shines the Good News from the top of The Hill. 

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. - Mt 5:14

A view from The Hill.  Looking out across the city of Kigali from a stairwell at KICS.