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Led By Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide | 
| Authors: Immaculee Ilibagiza, Steve Erwin
Creator: Rick Warren
Publisher: Hay House
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $16.47
You Save: $8.48 (34%)
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 9828
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1401918875
Dewey Decimal Number: 967.571043092
EAN: 9781401918873
ASIN: 1401918875
Publication Date: September 16, 2008
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Product Description
For three months in the spring of 1994, the African nation of Rwanda descended into one of the most vicious and bloody genocides the world has ever seen. Immaculee Ilibagiza, a young university student, miraculously survived the savage killing spree that left most of her family, friends, and a million of her fellow citizens dead. Immaculee’s remarkable story of survival was documented in her first book, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust. In Led By Faith, Immaculee takes us with her as her remarkable journey continues. Through her simple and eloquent voice, we experience her hardships and heartache as she struggles to survive and to find meaning and purpose in the aftermath of the holocaust. It is the story of a naive and vulnerable young woman, orphaned and alone, navigating through a bleak and dangerously hostile world with only an abiding faith in God to guide and protect her. Immaculee fends off sinister new predators, seeks out and comforts scores of children orphaned by the genocide, and searches for love and companionship in a land where hatred still flourishes. Then, fearing again for her safety as Rwanda’s war-crime trials begin, Immaculee flees to America to begin a new chapter of her life as a refugee and immigrant?a stranger in a strange land. With the same courage and faith in God that led her through the darkness of genocide, Immaculee discovers a new life that was beyond her wildest dreams as a small girl in a tiny village in one of Africa’s poorest countries. It is in the United States, her adopted country, where Immaculee can finally look back at all that has happened to her and truly understand why God spared her life . . . so that she would be left to tell her story to the world.
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A must read December 6, 2008
Joann Rawert Dugan (Louisvillle, KY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a must. How powerful she is and reading her book help me grow as a person. You learn to forgive, after reading what she has done. I have read all three of her books and watched her DVD. Bought them for our kids and shared them with friends.
Led by Faith Excellent Read December 1, 2008
V. Fischer (ND, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was an excellent read. I had already read her first book "Left to Tell." Immaculee is an inspiration to all who read her books. If you have the chance to hear her speak anywhere that is also an awesome experience. What a Love for the Lord she has, and the miracles that He gives us all daily if we but ask in prayer. Immaculee is proof of that in this book "Lead by Faith" and her other book too.
continuing inspiration November 1, 2008
M. R. Mattice (Green Bay, WI)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The follow up book to "Left To Tell" picks up Immaculee's story beyond the ending of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Although her life takes many unexpected turns and twists, it is always the walk of faith with her God. Her unshakeable persistence and reliance on God in the shadow of tragedy continues to accompany her to a new country, see her through the experience of marriage and motherhood, and work. After reading her story, one gleans insight into what truly matters in life.
Truly Inspiring! October 15, 2008
Teresa Ayudame (Heartland, USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Fans of Left to Tell will be equally entranced by Led by Faith, the latest effort of Rwandan genocide survivor Immaculee Ilibagizia. Left to Tell riveted readers with details of extraordinary faith, determination and hope in unspeakably horrific circumstances.
In Led by Faith, Ilibagizia navigates the aftermath of the genocide, rebuilding relationships in a country where trusting one's neighbors was risky business indeed. It is incredibly uplifting and inspiring to read how her unshakable faith in God is rewarded tangibly time and time again in problems big and small.
If every person who had big dreams read and applied the lessons in both of these books, I have no doubt it would be raining miracles. Her tale of convincing the UN committee to fund her project at the orphanage is an inspiration for anyone facing obstacles at work. Immaculee shows how even the small challenges in life - in this case, coping with her daughter's head cold in the middle of the night - can be powerfully transforming if met with love and faith. The late-night maternal challenge made Immaculee long for the guidance of her own mother. She was then compelled to record much of her story in a manuscript. These memories became the foundation for Left to Tell. When Immaculee finished writing, she wrote a letter to God, asking for his help in finding a way to have her story published. Three days later she met Dr. Wayne Dyer and the rest is history.
Led by Faith is a beautifully written book and I thank the author for once again sharing her inspiring story of faith.
Gracious and courageous spirit October 14, 2008
Sherry Scorby (Rudy, AR)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Led by Faith is an outstanding read. Immaculee Ilibagiza tells a striking story of her adaptation to life after surviving the Rwandan genocide. Her first book, Left to Tell, is an inspirational story of faith, hope and forgiveness. In her new book, Led by Faith, Immaculee engages the reader and takes them with her as she learns to survive in a hostile and lonely environment. Orphaned and alone, with only Our Lord and Our Lady as her constant companions, she overcomes extraordinary obstacles with grace and courage. Left to Tell was truly an inspirational work. Led by Faith is a book filled with encouragement and examples of God's never ending fidelity. Immaculee's journey includes surviving predators, overcoming office politics, finding unfailing hope in a Rwandan orphanage, and her incredible capacity to always find love....even in a land where hatred still flourishes. Be prepared to be encouraged in your faith and ability to find God's love. Led by Faith is a must read!
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