Led by Faith Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide

by Ilibagiza, Immaculee; Erwin, Steve

• ISBN13: 9781401918880
• ISBN10: 1401918883
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-15
• Publisher: Hay House Inc.

Summary

For three months in the spring of 1994, the African nation of Rwanda descended into one of the most vicious and bloody genocides the world has ever seen. Immaculee Ilibagiza, a young university student, miraculously survived the savage killing spree that left most of her family and friends, and more than a million of her fellow citizens, dead. Immaculee's astonishing story of survival was documented in her first book (with Steve Erwin), LEFT TO TELL: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust.

Author Biography

ImmaculTe Ilibagiza was born in Rwanda and studied electronic and mechanical engineering at the National University. She lost most of her family during the 1994 genocide. Four years later, she emigrated to the United States and began working at the United Nations in New York City. She is now a full-time public speaker and writer. In 2007 she established the Left to Tell Charitable Fund, which helps support Rwandan orphans.

ImmaculTe holds honorary doctoral degrees from The University of Notre Dame and Saint John’s University, and was awarded The Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2007. She is the author, with Steve Erwin, of LEFT TO TELL: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction: Wake-Up Call	p. xiii
Left to Tell	p. 1
Walking Through the Ruins	p. 15
Mother Mary	p. 21
Peace and Prayer	p. 31
The Power of Unconditional Love	p. 39
A New Type of Heartache	p. 49
Exiles, Exodus, and Killers Across the Water	p. 57
Looking for Miracles	p. 73
A Dream Comes True	p. 87
Office Politics	p. 97
Office Predators	p. 107
John Returns	p. 123
An Army of Love	p. 137
Bees and Blessings	p. 147
Time to Leave	p. 161
In America	p. 171
The World Hears My Story	p. 185
Epilogue: Rwanda Rising	p. 195
Acknowledgments	p. 201
About the Authors	p. 205
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