A Blessing in Disguise

Immaculée Ilibagiza is the New York Times best-selling author of Left to Tell, Led by Faith, Our Lady of Kibeho, and The Boy Who Met Jesus. She was born in Rwanda and studied electronic and mechanical engineering at the National University. She lost most of her family during the 1994 genocide. Four years later, she emigrated to the United States and soon began working at the United Nations in New York City. She is now a full-time public speaker and writer. In 2007 she established the Left to Tell Charitable Fund, which helps support Rwandan orphans, and was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace.