Book Review - Left to Tell

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Last week I was very fortunate to experience something that very few people get the opportunity to experience. I attended the National Black Catholic Conference. I was a little worried about going at first, but everything changed after listening to the most incredible woman speak. Her name is Immaculee Ilibagiza. She spoke about her experiences that she encountered in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. In her book Left to Tell, she goes further into detail about her incident. She says one prayer kept her alive during the genocide; The Rosary. While she spent 91 days in a 3x4 foot secret bathroom with six other women, she prayed the rosary from the moment she woke up until she fell asleep again, even dreaming of Jesus. Meanwhile a million Tutsis were being murdered over the course of three months, including her family, friends, and class mates. By the grace of god and forgiveness, she managed to survive this tragedy and is able to share her story with people around the world, becoming featured on PBS, 60 Minutes and receiving numerous awards. Hearing Immaculee Ilibagiza speak about her story at the conference, left me in tears. To hear the voice of Immaculee, herself, tell us about her hope and faith was absolutely amazing. As we were leaving, they announced that her books were available for purchase. Immediately I downloaded Left to Tell and began reading it. I did not think anything could be more powerful than hearing Immaculee share her experience until I read her book. The simplicity is so powerful. She did not have to use all types of advanced rhetorical devices, she just told her story. Not only would I recommend this book to Catholics or Christians, but to anyone has

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