Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide

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.

In Led by Faith, Immaculee takes us with her as her remarkable journey continues. Through her simple and eloquent voice, we experience her hardships and heartache as she fights to survive and find meaning and purpose in the aftermath of the genocide. It is the story of a naive and vulnerable young woman, orphaned and alone, navigating a bleak and dangerously hostile world with only an abiding faith in God to guide and protect her. Immaculee struggles along with her country to heal from the wounds of war and to keep hope, love, and forgiveness alive, then eventually emigrates to America to begin a new chapter of her life-a stranger in a strange land.

With the same courage and faith in God that led her through the darkness of genocide, Immaculee discovers a new life in the United States, her adopted country. It is here that she can finally look back at all that has happened and truly understand why God spared her ... so that she would be left to tell her story to the world.

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Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide

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.

In Led by Faith, Immaculee takes us with her as her remarkable journey continues. Through her simple and eloquent voice, we experience her hardships and heartache as she fights to survive and find meaning and purpose in the aftermath of the genocide. It is the story of a naive and vulnerable young woman, orphaned and alone, navigating a bleak and dangerously hostile world with only an abiding faith in God to guide and protect her. Immaculee struggles along with her country to heal from the wounds of war and to keep hope, love, and forgiveness alive, then eventually emigrates to America to begin a new chapter of her life-a stranger in a strange land.

With the same courage and faith in God that led her through the darkness of genocide, Immaculee discovers a new life in the United States, her adopted country. It is here that she can finally look back at all that has happened and truly understand why God spared her ... so that she would be left to tell her story to the world.

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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.

In Led by Faith, Immaculee takes us with her as her remarkable journey continues. Through her simple and eloquent voice, we experience her hardships and heartache as she fights to survive and find meaning and purpose in the aftermath of the genocide. It is the story of a naive and vulnerable young woman, orphaned and alone, navigating a bleak and dangerously hostile world with only an abiding faith in God to guide and protect her. Immaculee struggles along with her country to heal from the wounds of war and to keep hope, love, and forgiveness alive, then eventually emigrates to America to begin a new chapter of her life-a stranger in a strange land.

With the same courage and faith in God that led her through the darkness of genocide, Immaculee discovers a new life in the United States, her adopted country. It is here that she can finally look back at all that has happened and truly understand why God spared her ... so that she would be left to tell her story to the world.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781401920838
Publisher: Hay House, Inc.
Publication date: 09/16/2008
Edition description: Abridged

About the Author

Immaculée 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.

Immaculée 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 xi

Introduction: Wake-Up Call xiii

Chapter 1 Left to Tell 1

Chapter 2 Walking Through the Ruins 15

Chapter 3 Mother Mary 21

Chapter 4 Peace and Prayer 31

Chapter 5 The Power of Unconditional Love 39

Chapter 6 A New Type of Heartache 49

Chapter 7 Exiles, Exodus, and Killers Across the Water 57

Chapter 8 Looking for Miracles 73

Chapter 9 A Dream Comes True 87

Chapter 10 Office Politics 97

Chapter 11 Office Predators 107

Chapter 12 John Returns 123

Chapter 13 An Army of Love 137

Chapter 14 Bees and Blessings 147

Chapter 15 Time to Leave 161

Chapter 16 In America 171

Chapter 17 The World Hears My Story 185

Epilogue: Rwanda Rising 195

Acknowledgments 201

About the Authors 205

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