This Voice in My Heart
A Runner's Memoir of Genocide, Faith, and Forgiveness
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 22, 2007
Gilbert Tuhabonye is a survivor.
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- Who it’s for
- A memoir of survival and forgiveness, shaped by faith and the long work of moving forward.
- Themes
- Genocide survival, Faith in God, Forgiveness
- Genres
- Survival Stories, Sports Lives, Track & Field
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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 used machetes to beat most of them to death. The unfortunate ones who survived the beating were doused with gasoline and set on fire.
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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.
Faith and Forward Motion
A memoir of survival and forgiveness, shaped by faith and the long work of moving forward.
Come here for
- A searching encounter with survival, faith, and forgiveness
- The pull of running alongside a life rebuilt after atrocity
Expect
- Faith as a source of endurance
- A stated ambition to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Summer Games
Where it sits
| Survival Stories | 48% |
|---|---|
| Sports Lives | 40% |
| Track & Field | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Black & African American Lives
- Lives in History
- Sports Lives
- Religious Lives
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- Sports Humor
- Humorous History
- Inspirational & Religious Poetry
- Place Poetry
- Authors
- Gilbert Tuhabonye, Gary Brozek
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 22, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Genocide survival · Faith in God · Forgiveness
- Reading lane
- Black & African American Lives