Paperback. Foreword by Emmanuel Katongole On October 25, 1993, Maggy Barankitse buried seventy-two bodies in a mass grave on the grounds of the bishops house in Burundi, a day after she was made to watch as they were murdered in a fit of ethnic violence. What happened next would save tens of thousands of children from death and despair during a protracted civil warLove Made Me an Inventor is how Marguerite (Maggy) Barankitse describes how she has been able to accomplish her life-saving work. In this first-ever authorized biography in English, readers will encounter her extraordinary journey from survivor to founder of Maison Shalom and the name Angel of Burundi. For twenty-two years Maison Shalom provided care for mothers and children devastated by war and ethnic violence in Burundi. Then, after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt in 2015, Maggys work shifted to helping Burundian refugees in Rwanda through education, healthcare, and community services. "Explores the life and work of Maggy Barankitse, genocide survivor and founder of Maison Shalom, an organization that has cared for orphans and refugees in Burundi and Rwanda"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Love Made Me an Inventor (Paperback)
Publisher: Orbis Books (USA), Maryknoll
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1626986169
ISBN 13: 9781626986169
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Foreword by Emmanuel Katongole

On October 25, 1993, Maggy Barankitse buried seventy-two bodies in a mass grave on the grounds of the bishop’s house in Burundi, a day after she was made to watch as they were murdered in a fit of ethnic violence. What happened next would save tens of thousands of children from death and despair during a protracted civil war

Love Made Me an Inventor is how Marguerite (Maggy) Barankitse describes how she has been able to accomplish her life-saving work. In this first-ever authorized biography in English, readers will encounter her extraordinary journey from survivor to founder of Maison Shalom and the name “Angel of Burundi.”

For twenty-two years Maison Shalom provided care for mothers and children devastated by war and ethnic violence in Burundi. Then, after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt in 2015, Maggy’s work shifted to helping Burundian refugees in Rwanda through education, healthcare, and community services.

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David Toole is Nannerl O. Keohane Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, where he holds a joint appointment as associate professor of the practice of theology, ethics, and global health in the Duke Global Health Institute and Duke Divinity School. He is author of Waiting for Godot in Sarajevo and founder of Love’s Inventions, a non-profit dedicated to spreading Maggy’s message to the world and supporting her ongoing work in Africa. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Durham, NC.

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