Adrienne S. Gaines with Philip Smethurst

March 19, 2009 -- The president of Burundi, a Spirit-filled Christian, took his message of peace and unity to the United Nations on Wednesday, telling delegates how he led the nation to build free primary schools to promote equality in a country long divided by ethnic conflict.

In an exclusive interview with Charisma after the meeting, President Pierre Nkurunziza said several hundred schools have been built so far without aid from Western governments, China or Muslim nations. The Burundi government provided the materials, with some assistance from Christian ministries such as Aid for the World in New York. The Burundi people constructed the schools.