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Throwing caution to the wind at a dangerous time, John Steward gathered a handful of Rwandans and together they dreamed of ways to heal the wounds of genocide and war. The vibrancy of this group drew others into a radical circle for change which silently spread outwards. John made 19 return visits to Rwanda to support and mentor these local warriors for peace. Now he reveals an inspiring story of some of the dozens of people who are being transformed from haters to healers, from bringers of violence to makers of peace.

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Publié par	Langham Creative Projects
Date de parution	14 juin 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781783680559
Langue	English

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We rarely fully explore the healing power of forgiveness in our day-to-day lives, so John Steward’s deeply personal, first-hand view of sacrificial forgiveness in the midst of the Rwandan genocide is unimaginable. The personal journeys of pain and reconciliation will break your heart and inspire you. This book, emerging from experience with World Vision staff and the communities they touched, will change your perspective on the human condition.
Kevin J. Jenkins
President and Chief Executive Officer, World Vision International
John Steward’s book provides a powerful and moving account of how recovery after genocide is possible. He inspires us with the stories of Rwandans who have been able to face their past and find hope in the future as they discover the potential for forgiveness and healing.
Dr Wendy Lambourne
Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director,
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
University of Sydney, Australia
This work makes my life richer. It is lodged in my head and heart, helping me to have hope in a world that if viewed through the headlines alone would make us all feel like Nietzsche’s children.
Dr Rachael Kohn
Producer & Presenter of ABC Radio’s The Spirit of Things , Sydney, Australia
An excellent view into an incredibly difficult passage of time, people brought so fearfully low but through a pathway of healing and forgiveness fresh life has come. Rich with insight. How easily a mostly male group can come under the domination of leaders to do the vilest deeds. People enabled to live freed of the terrible burden of unforgiveness, emerge from the darkness into a beautiful light.
Heather Jephcott
Poet and author of Open Hearts, Quiet streams , Indonesia
I am delighted to commend John’s book From Genocide to Generosity for telling the personal stories of women as well as men. The direct testimonies of so many Rwandans provide powerful insights into the trauma of the genocide and speak directly of the journeys of healing and reconciliation that are so triumphant.
Professor Shirley Randell
Managing director of SRIA Rwanda Ltd
Educator in gender and the development of women in Rwanda since 2006
This history takes you on a journey of forgiveness with many open hearted Rwanda people who have faced extraordinary hardship and loss. The power of this story lies in the intimate, excruciating and heartfelt words of those who have faced horror first hand and now generously share their healing journeys. It is in their simple telling of the most difficult truths that forgiveness comes to life.
Dr Jill Parris
Counselling psychologist working specifically with trauma,
jillparris.com
While there are many different approaches to help people heal, reconcile and transform, the innovative and insightful personal narratives provided by John in this book offer a chance for many who have experienced horror the world over to not only understand, but reorganize their senses for a self that was wounded, broken and lost but can now be reclaimed. I fully endorse this book as a perfect companion for anyone seeking to reclaim their life from the devastating impacts of human-generated trauma.
Susan Wachira
Psychologist, Psychosocial Support Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
Secretary of the Kenya Counsellor and Psychological Association
If Rwandans can heal, who cannot? Perhaps their journey is showing the way to our own bright future. From that place in time to our own, let the song be sung.
Dr Alexander Shaia
Speaker and author of Heart and Mind: the Four Gospel Journey of Transformation , USA
A truly inspiring and eye-opening book with its simple, true stories of genuine forgiveness and healing. I recommend this unique book to anyone seeking real forgiveness, healing and reconciliation – seeking to find a more ideal world in which we could live as human beings.
Nyok Gor
Peace Advocate and Co-Founder South Sudan-Australia Peace Initiative , Melbourne
The Rwandan genocide shows the darkest hues of human madness. This book, about that crisis, shows the power of forgiveness and healing. John Steward was there and this account offers the hope that madness is not the last word – reconciliation is!
Emeritus Professor Charles Ringma
Theologian, writer and activist
Author of Hear the Ancient Wisdom
John Steward is a faithful and wonderful storyteller. Recounting our story is what has kept many of us Rwandans in our sanity despite the unimaginable cruelties we witnessed. In Rwanda, we talk but we are not very good at writing. This book celebrates those ‘heroes’ who will never write their own stories and serves the whole world by showing that there is hope even after the furnace of genocide.
Rev Antoine Rutayisire
Genocide survivor, teacher, preacher and promoter of National Unity and Reconciliation in Rwanda
Violence is right at the heart of the human condition. The message of salvation is to move from brokenness to wholeness, to reconciliation. The miracle of forgiveness in Rwanda opens space for profound reversals. Such people who forgive the ultimate loss and create empathy instead of conflict, are incredibly challenging for us all. This is a profound book.
Rev Tim Costello
CEO, World Vision Australiai

From Genocide to Generosity
Hatreds Heal on Rwanda’s Hills
John Steward

© 2015 by John Steward
Published 2015 by Langham Global Library
an imprint of Langham Creative Projects
Langham Partnership
PO Box 296, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 9WZ, UK
www.langham.org
ISBNs:
978-1-78368-883-8 Print
978-1-78368-056-6 Mobi
978-1-78368-055-9 ePub
978-1-78368-057-3 PDF
John Steward has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 to be identified as the Author of this work.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher or the Copyright Licensing Agency.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Steward, John, 1945- author.
From genocide to generosity : hatreds heal on Rwanda’s
hills.
1. Peace-building--Rwanda. 2. Genocide survivors--
Rwanda--Attitudes.
I. Title
303.6’9’0967571-dc23
ISBN-13: 9781783688838
Book Design: projectluz.com
Cover Design: Annthea Hick of ahcreative.com.au
About the cover: The small red object on the cover art is the Rwandan Agaseke or wedding basket: a Rwandan symbol of generosity and gratitude. These pagoda-shaped baskets are sometimes called “Wedding” or “Giving” baskets. Intricately woven of delicate, naturally dyed papyrus, grass and raffia, the pattern symbolizes the journey of women walking together, sharing secrets and bearing gifts of grain, coffee or tea. The Agaseke Basket is so endemic to Rwanda that it is featured in the national seal (coat of arms) and on Rwandan currency – a symbol of hope for a brighter future. The Agaseke Basket is still a traditional and prized wedding gift, from the rural villages to the most sophisticated urbanites of Kigali. In this book it symbolizes a fresh start – being woven (bound) together; a fitting symbol of peace for Rwanda.
Photograph of John Steward © Lyndon Mechielsen

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I dedicate this book to the many in Rwanda who are yet to find healing and come to peace
Contents

Cover

Foreword

Prologue

Before Rwanda: Encountering the Violence Within

Bearing Witness to Healing

Into Rwanda

Introduction

The Rwandan Genocide

The People of Rwanda

The Slide towards Genocide

Indifference of the West

An Uncertain Peace

Encountering Rwanda

Looking Ahead

Acknowledging Sources

1 Coping with Chaos

Outsider in Kigali

Process, Journey, Possibility

A Process of Healing: Denial and Revenge

A Journey towards Forgiveness

The Possibility of Reconciliation

The Path to Healing: Begin by Walking in Another’s Shoes

Coming Home in Rwanda

Looking Back

Eye-Witness to Transformation

Insights from Josephine

Reaching out to the Edges

2 Looking for Light

Nyamata

Karigirwa

The PDW for Children

Karigirwa Looks Forward

The Confusing Role of the Catholic Church

The Church Loses a Saint

Munyeli

The PDW Spreads its Wings

Hope for Healing the Church

3 Taming the Trauma

Healing Wounds of Ethnic Conflict

Nyamutera

Standing in the Gap

Makoriko’s Healing Journey

Sabamungu

Beyond Borders

4 Hope after the Horror

Widening the Work

Nsabiyera

Mama Deborah and her Dream

The Consequences of