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A Genocide Survivor's Story of Escape, Faith, and Forgiveness
Amistad
May 2006
272 pages
ISBN: 0060817518
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
With nowhere to run, I burrowed my way underneath a
smoking mound of bodies Gilbert Tuhabonye is a survivor. More than ten years ago the
centuries-old battle between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes of
Africa came to his school. Fueled by hatred, the Hutus
forced more than a hundred Tutsi children and teachers into
a small room and used machetes to slash most of them to
death. The unfortunate ones who survived were doused with
gasoline and set on fire. After hiding under a heap of his
smoldering classmates for more than eight hours, Gilbert
heard a voice saying, "You will be all right; you will
survive." He knew it was God speaking to him. Gilbert was
the lone survivor of the attack at his school, and thanks
his enduring faith in God for his survival. Today, Gilbert 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 he uses his survival
instincts to spur him on to the goal of qualifying for the
2008 Olympic summer games. This Voice in My Heart portrays
not only the horrific event, but the transformative power of
real forgiveness and the gift of faith in God. This riveting
story will touch you from its first page and offer
inspiration for years to come.
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