doing research on a genocide is not fun. one moment is devastating, and the next is wholly redemptive - all because someone chooses to forgive the neighbor that killed their entire family. that's a level of forgiveness that is not of this world.
left to tell was a serious kick in the teeth and gave me a new perspective on how lucky i am to live in the US. ironically, read it several weeks before my rwanda trip came to be. i'll be a microscopic dot on the whole of their story, but i'll be there. it's gonna be amazing!
apparently my amazon links no workie. i'll figure it out.
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ReplyDeletemelanie!!!!! i am sorry we didn't get to talk before you left. sad. we are in nashville in june and july so maybe you'll be home in july? WRITE MORE DETAILS on your blog!!!! :) love ya. hope to hug your neck. what color is your hair going to be when you leave? the Africans are just going to DIE when they see your skin and hair. i cant wait to hear what they say!!!!!!
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