In 1994 Jeanne Celestine Lakin lost everything—her home, her parents and family and friends—in the Rwandan genocide. This week, Jeanne shares two incredible journeys she's undertaken: her unlikely path to the United States, and how God helped her walk toward radical forgiveness for the people who changed her life forever.
Quotes
"After I survived the genocide, I really prayed and I asked God to lead me to loving His people." —Jeanne Lakin
"In three months, over one million people were killed in the genocide, and having to navigate that as a child was something that I felt like I needed God's guidance, because as a nine year old, there's nothing I could have done to save myself." —Jeanne Lakin
"After the genocide, I was filled with so much hatred and so much bitterness because of what happened to me. And I said, 'God, I don't think You created me to live in this darkness, in this place of pain.'" —Jeanne Lakin
"I was able to forgive. And I would just feel this joy inside of me that I couldn't feel when I was just feeling bitter and angry, until really God has given me the power to forgive. He asked us to forgive because that's how we are liberated." —Jeanne Lakin
Jeanne's Links
Jeanne's website
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
One Million Orphans nonprofit
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*Episode produced by Four Eyes Media*
