Immaculée shares her miraculous story of how she survived during the Rwanda genocide in 1994 when she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor’s house for 91 days! In this captivating and inspiring book, Immaculée shows us how to embrace the power of prayer, forge a profound and lasting relationship with God, and discover the importance of forgiveness and the meaning of truly unconditional love and understanding—through our darkest hours.
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Wow! I just started this book today and am forcing myself to set it down at chapter 10. I am grateful this is a short book and find myself looking forward to the end, not because its bad but because its true and its sad. What a irony from 1776, reading the sacrifices made to create this wonderful country we live in to Left to Tell reminding me how sheltered we still are and how blessed we still are for our country. This book I believe will be wonderful for me despite the incredible sadness it gives me, This genocide was no long ago history like the Nazi's . This is in my generations lifetime. My prayers will be more thankful tonight. Good book, I can't wait to hear others comments
OK I totally read this months book by the first. Unlike Jenny I didn't make myself put it down (plus I had a doctors appointment and drove in rush hour traffic and listened to it during both.)
WOW...I don't want to discuss it until everyone else has a chance to read it but...WOW.
I only cried once but my spirit was touched countless times.
It helped me to see how silly and selfish I am. It's funny to laugh at the silliness and selfishness of people like Paris Hilton but when you begin to see yourself as silly and selfish it's not really funny. It's painfully pathetic.
I don't think I am in a position to meet Immaculee for I fear that my problems, concerns, the way I spend my money and time, would seem so childish to her. I fear that my presence would not enrich her life as hers has done for me.
I'm not sure if this concept is coming through. It's not meant to be defaming but humbling. I'm humbled by what I have heard.
Thank you Sonya...
When someone else finishes I have so much more I want to say, like...
Hey look, the Epilogue, is The Secret!
I put the book down and then blogged, but picked it up later and had it finished by the second day. I thought it was very Secret-ish for those of you that enjoy the Secret finishing this book sounds like it was funded by the masters of the secret. You will enjoy this book though it is indeed graphic as she learns the details of loved ones deaths, but I appreciate she is not sugar coating the book for our comfort. What is, is. I am going to now go watch Hotel Rwanda as an ending to this months book,love to all Jenny
This is Sonya Talking but I'm using Jenny's Blog
Im so glad to hear the first comments are positive. It is a short and easy to read book for those of you feeling overwhelmed by your August duties. It is inspiring and will lift you out of whatever you think your woes are at this time. I am not that familiar with The Secret, but I was raised by a father who was full of faith and always taught us to visualize the things we asked God for as if He were already giving it to us and to be believing. He always said to pray like everything depended on God and act like everything depended on us, and if it was for our good, God would fill the void we could not fill. Still, like Shelly, I am deeply humbled by this woman's remarkable story and I pray that you will all find it uplifting and faith promoting. If nothing else, we will all be a little more grateful by the end of reading this book.
Well if you haven't read it by now it probably won't happen so....
Can you believe what the French did? I wonder what made them leave so quickly. I wonder if we aren't like the French sometimes. I especially wonder in regards to children. They can be so truly helpless and dependent. How confusing that is to be protected then abandoned.
Despite how fickle the preacher felt he followed through and there is defiantly something respectable about that. The irony I believe is that the French did not feel as fickle as the preacher and yet their actions were.
oh look at Shelly getting all fancy with a picture, He is so cute. I here by challenge Chad to blog a comment, my understanding is he did read it. love to all jenny
Come on Peeps! This is a great and short and easy to read book. Auntie Sonya wants to hear some feedback!
Yes, I did read it. I know that's surprising to some. I've read two books in a row. And yes, I can read. That is also probably surprising to some.
I loved it. I think I finished it the first week of August. It was hard to put down. It's crazy to think that the world hasn't grown out of such illogical discrimination and violence. This is pretty recent stuff. My heart went out to everyone who had the courage to stand up for goodness, even when they did it less than perfectly.
I loved her father. I thought he was incredible.
I admired the preacher, though he was less than consistent and perfect.
I thought Immaculee was incredible. Her constant prayer, and longevity is just beyond understanding.
In short, I became more and more grateful, the more I read. I'm grateful for my family, my community, and my country. And it made me want to be further on guard. Perhaps many of us aren't as far from cruelty as we would love to think.
Again. I loved it. Great choice Sonya.
Madelyn read it too. I just don't think she knows how to blog. She really liked it...
I started listening to it, but I honestly can't predict when I will finish it. Sorry to be so slow. I can almost guarantee I won't get to the next book. I am sorry again. It should be noted though, that I DO read all of your entries and I really enjoy it. Thanks for participating!!
Madelyn
The book (I actually listened to the CD's) was so amazing and horrifying at the same time. I can't believe that while I was going about regular, comfortable life, an unbelievable genocide was taking place. It sure taught me to appreciate freedom, friendships, comforts, etc. It was really neat to hear her story in her own voice. I can't help but wish her father had heeded her brother and saved all of their lives. Bad things are happening all the time that I am not aware of, but this quite recent "holocaust" sure opened my eyes.
It reminded me of the Book of Mormon saying that just a short time before the people had been so civilized and then resorted to such terrible torture and cruelty. It's pretty scary what can happen when people give their hearts over to the devil. How can people treat other living beings with such cruelty?
Thanks for suggesting the book, Sonya. Though sobering, it was also testimony building the way
Emaculae (sp) followed the spirit and how undaunted some were at saving others.
I have read most of the books and enjoyed them, but am not very adept at commenting on the blog.
I'm determined to do better.
Madelyn
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