The Pastor's House Summary and Analysis

Immaculee was glad to arrive safely at Pastor Murinzi's. The trip there was frightening. Pastor Murinzi was the Protestant minister of the community. Although he and Leonard were both men of God, it was rumored that Pastor Murinzi harbored an unfavorable opinion of Immaculee's father, Leonard. Pastor Murinzi lived in a spacious home complete with indoor plumbing. It was nestled among the shacks of his congregation. Pastor Murinzi's children had been longtime friends of Immaculee's and the Pastor was also an uncle of her boyfriend, John.

While the pastor greeted her warmly, the same could not be said of his guests. The first familiar face she saw was that of Buhoro, the teacher who had long ago humiliated her during the daily roll call in his classroom. She approached him in a respectful manner as she had...