Left to tell : discovering God amidst the Rwandan holocaust

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Left to tell : discovering God amidst the Rwandan holocaust

Author:

Ilibagiza, Immaculée.

ISBN:

9781401908966

9781401908973

Publication Information:

Carlsbad, Calif. : Hay House, Inc., c2006.

Physical Description:

xx, 215 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Introduction: my name is Immaculée -- Part I: The gathering storm -- The eternal spring -- Standing up -- Higher learning -- Off to university -- Returning home -- No going back -- The pastor's house -- Farewell to the boys -- Part II: In hiding -- Into the bathroom -- Confronting my anger -- Struggling to forgive -- No friends to turn to -- A gathering of orphans -- The gift of tongues -- Unlikely saviors -- Keeping the faith -- Part III: A new path -- The pain of freedom -- A letter from Damascene -- Camp Comfort -- The road to the rebels -- On to Kigali -- The Lord's work -- Burying the dead -- Forgiving the living -- Epilogue: new love, new life.

Personal Subject:

Ilibagiza, Immaculée.

Subject Term:

Catholics -- Rwanda -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994 -- Biography.

Added Author:

Erwin, Steve.

Summary:

Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee s family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love a love so strong she was able seek out and forgive her family s killers.

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Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee's family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love--a love so strong she was able seek out and forgive her family's killers. The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman's journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering, and loss. This is Immaculee's first book.

Author Notes

Writer Immaculée Ilibagiza was born in Rwanda and studied electronic and mechanical engineering at the National University. During the Rwanda genocide in 1994, she and seven other women spent 91 days in a bathroom of a local pastor's home. She lost most of her family at this time.

Four years later, she immigrated to the United States and began working at the United Nations in New York City. She is currently a full-time public speaker and writer. In 2007, she established the Left to Tell Charitable Fund to help support Rwandan orphans and others who suffered from the long-term effects of genocide and war. She has received numerous humanitarian awards including the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2007 and a Christopher Award.

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In 1994, Rwandan native Ilibagiza was 22 years old and home from college to spend Easter with her devout Catholic family, when the death of Rwanda's Hutu president sparked a three-month slaughter of nearly one million ethnic Tutsis in the country. She survived by hiding in a Hutu pastor's tiny bathroom with seven other starving women for 91 cramped, terrifying days. This searing firsthand account of Ilibagiza's experience cuts two ways: her description of the evil that was perpetrated, including the brutal murders of her family members, is soul-numbingly devastating, yet the story of her unquenchable faith and connection to God throughout the ordeal uplifts and inspires. Her account of the miracles that protected her is simple and vivid. Her Catholic faith shines through, but the book will speak on a deep level to any person of faith. Ilibagiza's remarkable path to forgiving the perpetrators and releasing her anger is a beacon to others who have suffered injustice. She brings the battlefield between good and evil out of the genocide around her and into her own heart, mind and soul. This book is a precious addition to the literature that tries to make sense of humankind's seemingly bottomless depravity and counterbalancing hope in an all-powerful, loving God. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xvii
Introduction: My Name Is Immaculee	p. xix
Part I The Gathering Storm
Chapter 1 The Eternal Spring	p. 3
Chapter 2 Standing Up	p. 13
Chapter 3 Higher Learning	p. 23
Chapter 4 Off to University	p. 31
Chapter 5 Returning Home	p. 37
Chapter 6 No Going Back	p. 45
Chapter 7 The Pastor's House	p. 57
Chapter 8 Farewell to the Boys	p. 65
Part II In Hiding
Chapter 9 Into the Bathroom	p. 73
Chapter 10 Confronting My Anger	p. 83
Chapter 11 Struggling to Forgive	p. 91
Chapter 12 No Friends to Turn To	p. 95
Chapter 13 A Gathering of Orphans	p. 103
Chapter 14 The Gift of Tongues	p. 113
Chapter 15 Unlikely Saviors	p. 123
Chapter 16 Keeping the Faith	p. 129
Part III A New Path
Chapter 17 The Pain of Freedom	p. 139
Chapter 18 A Letter from Damascene	p. 151
Chapter 19 Camp Comfort	p. 157
Chapter 20 The Road to the Rebels	p. 169
Chapter 21 On to Kigali	p. 175
Chapter 22 The Lord's Work	p. 183
Chapter 23 Burying the Dead	p. 193
Chapter 24 Forgiving the Living	p. 201
Epilogue: New Love, New Life	p. 205
Acknowledgments	p. 211
About the Authors	p. 215
Wristband Ordering Information	p. 216

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