My father, maker of the trees : how I survived the Rwandan genocide
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My father, maker of the trees : how I survived the Rwandan genocide
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Summary:
In 1994, 16-year-old Eric Irivuzumugabe climbed a cypress tree and remained there for 15 days without food or water. He wasn't trying to win a bet with his friends--he was attempting to save his life. Eric is a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide that claimed the lives of 1 million people in just 100 days. In the midst of indescribable loss, and without a job, a home, or an education, Eric was determined to start a new life for himself and his two surviving brothers. "My Father, Maker of the Trees" is the story not only of his physical survival, it is the story of his spiritual rebirth and the role he is playing in the healing and redemption of his land and people. His incredible account will show readers the reality of evil in the world as well as the power of hope. Eric's message of God's relentless love through our darkest circumstances will encourage and inspire. 'I want you to know of my struggle so that you too may feel the call to forgive', says the young man who in 2005 founded Humura Ministries to help fellow orphans in Rwanda. This story mirrors many told by those who came through Rwanda's genocide, yet the power of this book comes from a call to forgiveness worldwide as well as from the author's understanding of suffering.
Year Published:
2009
Physical Description:
205 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I: The coming threat -- A family of survivors -- The outbreak -- Part II: A thousand escapes -- Interlude : three streams make a mighty river -- Eric : life in the trees -- Canisius : running from my neighbors -- Mugabo : fleeing from the devil -- Postlude -- Part III: The will to survive -- Searching for family -- A life resurrected -- No longer an orphan -- A call to the fatherless -- Hope for Rwanda -- Part IV: A people of hope -- The healing flame -- Seventy times seven -- The privilege of suffering -- Orphans of faith -- Rwanda today -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.
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ISBN:
9780801013577
Publisher:
Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2009.
