Left to Tell

Yesterday I borrowed the book, "Left to Tell" by Immaculee Ilibagiza about discovering God amidst the Rwandan Holocaust. I had seen the movie, Hotel Rwanda, sometime ago and was intrigued to read more about Immaculee's experiences of surviving the genocide by being hidden in a tiny bathroom with 7 other people for 3 months while her fellow Tutsis (over 1 million)were being brutally massacred - including her parents, 2 brothers and other friends. She turns to prayer (she was raised a devout Catholic)during her ordeal and discovers that forgiving the murderers is her way to salvation and healing. After her rescue by French troops she is given an opportunity to meet the man who was personally responsible for the murder of her family members and she is humbly able to forgive him - even though he and other neighbors had been hunting her down personally and calling her name while she was hiding in sheer terror in the bathroom. She describes how evil seized the hearts and bodies of her former friends and neighbors and led them to commit these atrocities. Her strength, faith and compassion are amazing - she feels she was "left to tell" so that she could model for others how to heal through love and forgiveness. The foreword of the book is written by Wayne Dyer who after one meeting with Immaculee became determined to assist her is getting her inspiring story published. There is also a DVD available, "The Dairy of Immaculee" which I shall have to investigate and see if it's available for borrowing. After all Unity Village does have the largest selection of inspirational and metaphysical materials in the world....

I went on a tour of Unity Village yesterday and watched a video documenting some of the early history of Unity Church founders Charles and Myrtle Fillimore. I am looking forward to the Unity service on Sunday and the opportuniy to hear some lectures in the chapel. Everyone here seems very friendly and happy - the energy is great! Even though I'm talking to anyone; I'm still listening...