- The lessons I learned through the genocide were invaluable.
- I learned that forgiveness is possible in every situation. I used to think that forgiveness was not possible toward someone who tried to kill you, until I begged God for it.
- I learned that God was real. When you can’t, he can.
- Whatever our Lord tells us, He’s right. The gift of love. The genocide happened because we failed to love one another.
- I can’t change other people, but at least I can change myself.
- Genocide started in 1994. I was at university. God had prepared us.
- I was privileged to meet my parents. When the genocide started and people came, I knew that people loved my parents. Parents used to bring their children to my dad for him to spank them for them. My father never spanked a child in anger. He sat down, explained how what they’d done was wrong and what would be right.
- Be thankful for the people you have in your life because you don’t know how long they will be there.
- My dad said if it’s a small group that wants to kill us, we will defeat them. If it’s the government, we will die. Yet lets take this opportunity to get ready.
- Not everyone in the other tribe was doing evil. It was really the government. There were many good people who were scared to do good.
- I went and hid with a neighbor from the other tribe. He hid me in a 3×4 bathroom. He hid 9 women in that bathroom.
- When you’re complaining, it can get worse.
- Looking back does not help.
- I had become just like them. I was angry. I would be sweating based on my anger. My heart was racing because of my anger.
- They gave an order to search every home. I heard a voice saying ask God to help you. He is Almighty! I turned to God and asked Him not to allow them to find us.
- They searched roof, ceiling, suitcases. They got to door of bathroom and then left. God heard me from the bathroom.
- I asked this man for a Bible. I was reading to understand.
- Love is so much stronger than the fear of what could happen.
- I began to pray the rosary. I felt peace. When I got to “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive our trespassers.” I felt like I was lying.
- How could I forgive? I began to skip that part of the prayer.
- The Lord’s Prayer is not man-made. It’s Jesus’ words. If I were you, I wouldn’t edit His prayer.
- For the first time, I knew the meaning of surrender. If you say so, I’ll do it. Help me to do it. I don’t know how to, but if you help me, I can.
- Book: Left to Tell https://www.amazon.com/Left-Tell-Discovering-Rwandan-Holocaust/dp/1401944329/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
- It can happen at any time. However long you live is a gift.
- The goal of each day was to live, to take each day with excitement, to do something beautiful that you think God would be proud of.
- The greatest gift was that I could go to God about anything.
- I didn’t know how I would write a book. My English wasn’t good. When I finished it two weeks later, it became a New York Times best seller. Before I even knew what that meant.
- Please if you are going through anything, remember there is always hope. Hold onto God. He is Almighty! Don’t be afraid.
- We all have something to forgive. If I can forgive, anyone can forgive. Dare to go there. Let it go!
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