Left to Tell
Subtitle: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
Publisher: Hay House
Published: June 1, 2007
Place of publication: London, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781401908973
Subjects: Social Sciences; Religious; History; Africa - History; Violence (Sociological Aspects); Self-Help; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Personal narratives; Biography/Autobiography; Africa; Ilibagiza, ImmaculÃ¢ee; Inspirational; Personal Memoirs; Women; Self-Help / Motivational; Biography; Rwanda; Africa - Central; Catholics; Civil War, 1994; Ilibagiza, Immaculâee
First sentence: I was born in paradise.
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Forward; title: Preface; title: My Name is Immaculee
label: Introduction:; title: The Gathering Storm
label: Part I:; title: The Eternal Spring
label: Chapter 1:; title: Standing Up
label: Chapter 2:; title: Higher Learning
label: Chapter 3:; title: Off to University
label: Chapter 4:; title: Returning Home
label: Chapter 5:; title: No Going Back
label: Chapter 6:; title: The Pastor's House
label: Chapter 7:; title: Farewell to the Boys
label: Chapter 8:; title: In Hiding
label: Part II:; title: Into the Bathroom
label: Chapter 9:; title: Confronting My Anger
label: Chapter 10:; title: Struggling to Forgive
label: Chapter 11:; title: No Friends to Turn To
label: Chapter 12:; title: A Gathering of Orphans
label: Chapter 13:; title: The Gift of Tongues
label: Chapter 14:; title: Unlikely Saviors
label: Chapter 15:; title: Keeping the Faith
label: Chapter 16:; title: A New Path
label: Part III:; title: The Pain of Freedom
label: Chapter 17:; title: A Letter from Damascene
label: Chapter 18:; title: Camp Comfort
label: Chapter 19:; title: The Road to the Rebels
label: Chapter 20:; title: On to Kigali
label: Chapter 21:; title: The Lord's Work
label: Chapter 22:; title: Burying the Dead
label: Chapter 23:; title: Forgiving the Living
label: Chapter 24:; title: New Love, New Life
label: Epilogue:; title: Acknowledgements; title: About the Authors