Description |
xx, 215 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Foreword / by Wayne W. Dyer -- Preface -- Introduction : my name is Immaculée -- 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 -- 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 -- 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. |
Summary |
Presents the true story of a woman who endures the murder of her family as a result of genocide in Rwanda and turns to prayer for strength, love, and forgiveness. |
Subject |
Ilibagiza, Immaculée.
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Catholics -- Rwanda -- Biography.
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Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994 -- Personal narratives.
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Added Author |
Erwin, Steve.
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ISBN |
1401908969 hardcover |
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9781401908966 hardcover |
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1401908977 tradepaper |
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9781401908973 tradepaper |
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