discovering God amidst the Rwandan holocaustIlibagiza, Immaculéecreatorauthor.Erwin, Steve1959-author.textbiographyBiography.History.Biography.History.Personal narratives.Personal narratives.cau20141st edition (revised) 2014.monographiceng

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xx, 231 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 23 cmImmaculee 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.Foreword by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer -- Preface -- 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 -- Afterword: 2014.Immaculée Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin.Revised edition updated in 2014 " ... with a new Afterward by Immaculée, in which she looks back at the 20 years that have passed since the Rwandan holocaust."--Page 4 of cover.Originally published: London: Hay House, 2006.f-rw---Ilibagiza, ImmaculéeIlibagiza, ImmaculéeCivil War (Rwanda : 1994.)Civil War (Rwanda : 1994) 1994. 1994. 1994 fast CatholicsRwandaBiographyCatholicsRwandaHistoryCivil War, 1994Personal narrativesRwandaBX4705.I46 A3 2014282.092 B967.571043978140194432214019443292013958206MR013122420230621113317.017984301eng