HARARE, Zimbabwe — For over 30 years, Edith Nyachuru has carried the weight of her brother’s unexplained death.

At 16, Guide Nyachuru's life was cut short at a Christian camp in Zimbabwe in 1992. Guide was one of over 100 boys and young men abused by British barrister and lay preacher John Smyth at camps spanning Britain, Zimbabwe and South Africa in what became one of the Church of England’s darkest scandals.

It led to the resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury last year.

Now, as the church prepares to install its first female Archbishop of Canterbury and some Zimbabwean victims pursue legal action in the U.K., the Nyachuru family hopes the church and justice system will finally bring answers.

“The struggle for justice is real,” said Edith. “The most painful thing is

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