Rwanda Survivor Left to Tell – Immaculee

Rwanda Survivor Left to Tell – Immaculee, Author, national speaker and humanitarian awarded the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2007.

Immaculee 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 forgives 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.

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 immigrated 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 She is the author, with Steve Erwin, of LEFT TO TELL: Discovering God amidst the Rwandan Holocaust. Also, new read released is LED BY FAITH: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide by Immaculée Ilibagiza.

Join me for An evening with IMMACULEE. Saturday, December 6, 2008, 7:00pm, On Center, Downtown Syracuse, New York. Author, national speaker and humanitarian awarded the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2007. Featuring LEFT TO TELL: Discovering God Amidst the Rwanda Holocaust- “This is my story, told as I remember it …and I remember it as though it happened yesterday. It’s a true story; I use my own name and the names of my family. This is story of how I discovered God during one of history’s bloodiest holocausts. I wrote this book hoping that others may benefit from my story”, – Immaculee Ilibagiza, www.LeftToTell.com

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