Carl Wilkens to Speak at Tyl Middle School

By Joel Farrior

Carl Wilkens, an American missionary who is a leading advocate for ending genocide, spoke last year at the Leonard J. Tyl Middle School and is coming back May 6, at 6 p.m., to speak about Rwanda in 1994, and its recovery since the genocide.

The public is invited.

He also will talk about what people can do to prevent things like this from ever happening again, and how we can offer help to places such as Darfur.

Wilkens’s work has been recognized by the United Nations, Holocaust Museum, and many other human rights organizations.  He has recently finished writing a book about that experience. 

He and his family lived and and worked in Rwanda during the time of the genocide.  When the United States and other countries ordered U.S. citizens and government officials to evacuate, Wilkens chose to stay behind. He packed his family off and remained to help the orphanages where he worked. His story is amazing! 

The Wilkens presentation at 6 p.m. is for the general public, but anyone who can’t make the evening presentation is invited to attend one of the presentations during the day. He will be speaking from 9:30-10:40 a.m., and from 1-2 p.m.  

Those who saw him speak last year find him to be inspirational.  Some even said it changed them.  It will be a night you won't forget.

Click here for Carl's Account of the Rwandan Genocide (excerpt from PBS' Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda)

Click here to see Carl Wilkens' website

Click here to see Carl Wilkens' Video Blog about speaking at Tyl Middle School last year.