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She is sponsored by the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University and will be speaking to the public in the Viterbo Fine Arts Center at 7 p.m. Sept. 22. In 1994, Rwandan native Ilibagiza was 22 years old and home from college to spend Easter with her devout Catholic family when the death of Rwanda’s Hutu president sparked a three-month slaughter of nearly 1 million ethnic Tutsis.
She survived by hiding in a Hutu pastor’s tiny bathroom with seven other starving women for 91 cramped, terrifying days. Ilibagiza’s experience cuts two ways: her description of the evil that was perpetrated, including the brutal murders of her family members, is soul-numbingly devastating, yet the story of her unquenchable faith and connection to God throughout the ordeal uplifts and inspires.
Immaculee is a living example of the undefeatable human spirit. She will share her incredible account addressing both the best and the worst aspects of our humanity.
Her new book, “Led by Faith,” is being released
Sept. 16, and both books will be on sale in the lobby after her presentation where a reception and book signing will take place.
Tickets go on sale for $10 at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Viterbo box office. Do not miss hearing her remarkable story.
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