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This Voice in My Heart: A Runner's Memoir of Genocide, Faith, and Forgiveness - Gilbert Tuhabonye, Gary Brozek
This Voice in My Heart: A Runner's Memoir of Genocide, Faith, and Forgiveness
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Gilbert Tuhabonye is a survivor. More than ten years ago, he lay buried under a pile of burning bodies. The centuries–old battle between Hutu and Tutsi tribes had come to Gilbert's school. Fueled by hatred, the Hutus forced more than a hundred Tutsi children and teachers into a small room and... show more
Gilbert Tuhabonye is a survivor. More than ten years ago, he lay buried under a pile of burning bodies. The centuries–old battle between Hutu and Tutsi tribes had come to Gilbert's school. Fueled by hatred, the Hutus forced more than a hundred Tutsi children and teachers into a small room and used machetes to beat most of them to death. The unfortunate ones who survived the beating were doused with gasoline and set on fire. After hiding under burning bodies for over eight hours, Gilbert heard a voice inside saying, "You will be all right; you will survive." He knows it was God speaking to him. Gilbert was the lone survivor of the genocide, and thanks his enduring faith in God for his survival. Today, having forgiven his enemies and moved forward with his life, he is a world–class athlete, running coach and celebrity in his new hometown of Austin, Texas. The road to this point has been a tough one, but Gilbert uses his survival instincts to spur him on to the goal of qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Summer Games. THIS VOICE IN MY HEART will portray not only the horrific event itself, but will be a catalyst for people to understand real forgiveness and the gift of faith in God.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780060817534 (0060817534)
ASIN: 60817534
Publisher: Amistad
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
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Burundi.A well-told account of Gilbert Tuhabonye's childhood and adolescence in Burundi. He is a competitive runner and an ethnic Tutsi who was the only survivor of a brutal Hutu massacre at his school. The majority of the memoir recounts his family and village life. I would have liked to hear more ...
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