tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60824543826036667062024-03-12T17:07:45.623-07:00Miracle in KigaliIlluminee Nganemariya's story of survival during the Rwandan Genocide and subsequent life in Norwich, UK.
Finalist Best Factual Publication, Creative East Awards 2008Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-45014836190228635712020-12-24T04:11:00.002-08:002020-12-24T04:11:44.293-08:00Illuminee The Survivor - Folk Features<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HH0pRLdFvGw/X-SE4hqt3tI/AAAAAAAAKS4/NEyUvTkkpkkVMP_8Ce2J60lyfsIAlgoswCLcBGAsYHQ/s4160/Illuminee%2BNganemariya_Sainsbury%2BCentre%2BSculpture%2BPark_November%2B20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HH0pRLdFvGw/X-SE4hqt3tI/AAAAAAAAKS4/NEyUvTkkpkkVMP_8Ce2J60lyfsIAlgoswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Illuminee%2BNganemariya_Sainsbury%2BCentre%2BSculpture%2BPark_November%2B20.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Thank you to Emma Outten for this feature about Illuminee at Folk Features. Read the feature here<span style="color: #050505;"> <a href="https://folkfeatures.co.uk/illuminee-the-survivor">https://folkfeatures.co.uk/illuminee-the-survivor</a></span> <p></p>Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-13075236489351079042020-06-30T10:23:00.002-07:002020-06-30T10:26:36.363-07:00Miracle in Kigali on sale at Green Pastures Christian Bookshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you very much to Green Pastures Christian Bookshop, Dereham, Norfolk for stocking Miracle in Kigali.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Illuminee and Paul were really pleased to be invited to take part in the<a href="http://www.ripplesofhopefestival.org/" target="_blank"> Ripples of Hope Festival</a> launch at <a href="https://homemcr.org/" target="_blank">Home Manchester</a> at the end of January. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The event was organised by <a href="http://www.rfkhumanrights.uk/" target="_blank">Robert F Kennedy Human Rights UK</a>.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We met <a href="http://www.dalzellandberesford.com/client/sifiso-mazibuko" target="_blank">Sifiso Mazibuko</a> who was performing at the event and bought a copy of <a href="https://www.pauldicksonbooks.co.uk/miracle-in-kigali/" target="_blank">Miracle in Kigali</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We also met <a href="https://johnelkington.com/" target="_blank">John Elkington</a>, who bought Miracle in Kigali and wrote a very informative blog post, 'Miracle in Manchester' about the event. Read it</span><a href="https://johnelkington.com/2020/01/miracle-in-manchester/" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank"> here</a>.Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-73449730227860968502019-04-11T23:50:00.000-07:002019-04-11T23:50:17.119-07:00Miracle in Kigali 2019 Edition Published Monday 8 April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><a href="https://www.pauldicksonbooks.co.uk/miracle-in-kigali/" target="_blank">Miracle in Kigali - The Rwandan Genocide, a survivor's journey</a></i>, by Illuminee Nganemariya with Paul Dickson (2019 edition), marking the 25th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsis, was published in Norwich on Monday 8 April. The book tells the amazing story of Illuminee and her baby son Roger Nsengiyumva's survival in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, during the 1994 Genocide and subsequent life in Norwich.<br />
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<i>Miracle in Kigali </i>was first published by The Tagman Press in 2007. This new edition, which updates Illuminee and Roger's story, including Roger's developing film and TV acting career, is published by <a href="https://www.pauldicksonbooks.co.uk/miracle-in-kigali/" target="_blank">Paul Dickson Books</a>, price £12.<br />
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The authors are donating £2 from the sale of every book to <a href="http://www.africaglavenmission.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Glaven Valley Churches </a>work with<a href="https://lifeinabundance.org/" target="_blank"> Life in Abundance</a> charity in Rwanda.<br />
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Roger was most recently seen on TV as Dadir Hassan in the 2018 BBC drama, <i>Informer</i>. He began his acting career when he was chosen in 2010 to play the role of Fabrice in the feature film, <i>Africa United</i>. The route to Roger's acting career began with <i>Africa United's</i> producer seeing an article about <i>Miracle in Kigali</i>, featuring a photograph of the young Roger.<br />
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How does it feel to wake up every morning for more than three months facing the prospect that you and your newborn baby are likely to be brutally murdered that day? This was Illuminee's experience as she existed for 100 days in the living hell of Kigali, after watching her husband be dragged away to be killed by friends who had celebrated their wedding with them a month earlier.<br />
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Eventually rescued by soldiers from the Rwandan Patriotic Front on Mount Kigali, Illuminee and Roger moved to the UK in September 1996 to build a new life in Norwich.<br />
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"Miracle in Kigali is an extraordinary documents - a unique, tragic, insider's guide to Genocide. This is a book about what a mother will endure to keep her child alive. I read it and wanted to give Illuminee a big hug. She's my hero." Nick Andrews, BBC.<br />
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Nick Andrews was the Director of a BBC3 TV documentary, Roger: Genocide Baby (2011), featuring the teenage Roger returning to Rwanda and exploring how his home country had moved on from the Genocide.<br />
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<i>Miracle in Kigali</i> 2019 edition is on sale at <a href="https://www.jarrold.co.uk/departments/books" target="_blank">Jarrold Norwich</a>,<a href="https://www.jarrold.co.uk/our-stores/cromer" target="_blank"> Jarrold Cromer</a>, <a href="http://www.revelation-norwich.co.uk/" target="_blank">Revelation Christian Bookshop Norwich</a> and online at <a href="https://www.allthingsnorfolk.com/component/jmarket/miracle_in_kigali_the_rwandan_genocide_%E2%80%93_a_survivor_s_journey_authors_illumin%C3%A9e_nganemariya_a.html?Itemid=733" target="_blank">Allthingsnorfolk.com</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Miracle-Kigali-Rwandan-Genocide-survivors/dp/0995618798/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1554710351&sr=8-1-fkmrnull" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. An e-book is also available, click <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Miracle-Kigali-Rwandan-Genocide-survivors-ebook/dp/B07Q9Z3TTD/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=miracle+in+kigali+2019&qid=1554710351&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull" target="_blank">here</a> for the Kindle edition. <br />
<br />Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-81988908325908021622019-04-11T23:15:00.003-07:002019-04-11T23:15:43.079-07:00The Genocide Against The Tutsis 25th Anniversary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda at <a href="https://stpetermancroft.org.uk/" target="_blank">St Peter Mancroft Church</a>, in Norwich, on Sunday 7 April.<br />
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Illuminee lit a candle during the morning service to remember those killed in the Genocide. She is pictured after the service with the vicar of St Peter Mancroft, Rev'd Edward Carter.Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-59787987995090310722019-03-07T02:51:00.000-08:002019-03-07T02:54:57.964-08:00Miracle in Kigali 2019 Edition <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2019 edition of <a href="https://www.pauldicksonbooks.co.uk/miracle-in-kigali/" target="_blank">Miracle in Kigali</a>, marking the 25</span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #404040;"><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></sup></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #404040;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, will be published by <a href="https://www.pauldicksonbooks.co.uk/" target="_blank">PaulDickson Books</a> on Monday 8 April.</span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></div>
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in Kigali was first published by The Tagman Press in October 2007.</span></span></span></span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #404040;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This
was the experience of Illuminée Nganemariya, a young Tutsi bride. By
a seeming miracle, she and her son Roger survived the 1994 attempt by
Rwanda’s Hutu extremists to wipe their Tutsi neighbours from the
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existed for 100 days in the living hell of Kigali, Rwanda’s
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guide to Genocide. This is a book about what a mother will endure to
keep her child alive. I read it and wanted to give Illuminée a big
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<br />Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-38831079824318221622018-10-08T06:33:00.001-07:002018-10-08T06:33:42.635-07:00Thank you - African & Caribbean Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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October 2017 is the 10th anniversary of the publication of Miracle in Kigali. We are going to publish a new print and ebook edition then, with a new cover, additional photographs and a chapter on developments since 2007.<br />
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We have a Miracle in Kigali tree again at <a href="http://www.50christmastrees.com/" target="_blank">50 Christmas Trees in a Church</a>, All Saints Church, Dickleburgh, Norfolk, until Sunday 6 December 2015. It was great to see Illuminee and our tree in Saturday's Eastern Daily Press.<br />
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The Remember Rwanda 1994 event is being organised by Norwich resident, Illuminée Nganemariya, whose book Miracle in Kigali tells of her, and her son Roger’s, survival during the Rwandan Genocide and subsequent life in Norwich.<br />
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All are welcome at the event to light a candle in memory of the 1 million Rwandans who lost their lives during 100 days from April to July 1994. Illuminée will talk about how Rwanda is recovering from the Genocide and Jean Paul Samputu will perform his songs, which draw on the musical traditions from all of Rwanda regions.<br />
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There will be a collection for the <a href="https://africaglavenmission.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Africa Glaven Mission</a>, which is raising money for water purifiers in rural Rwanda. Claude Scott will also talk about the work of the Africa Glaven Mission.<br />
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Jean Paul Samputu was born in Rwanda 1962 and is a survivor of the 1994 Genocide, during which he lost his parents and three siblings. After the Genocide, Jean Paul dedicated his life and his music to further the causes of peace, healing and reconciliation. He is one of the most successful and prominent African artistes, with 16 albums and a career spanning 30 years.<br />
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Illuminée Nganemariya said: “It is wonderful that Jean Paul Samputu is joining us in Norwich on 7 April to share his message of peace and reconciliation.”<br />
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In 2014, Jean Paul recorded his latest album Rwandan Dream with Scottish musician Iain Stewart. This is a link to the song Rwandan Dream on YouTube.<br />
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<a href="http://www.urumuri.org/" target="_blank">Urumuri</a> is a new association set up for UK based survivors of the Rwandan Genocide. A social event was staged in Bedford on 21 March. Rwandans gathered from London, the Midlands, Manchester, Bedford and Norwich.<br />
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<a href="http://www.samputufc.org/" target="_blank">Jean Paul Samputu</a> performed at the event. This is a short film of part of one of his songs. New Rwandan singer Olivier also sang with Jean Paul. <br />
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Dickleburgh's Christmas tree festival <a href="http://www.50christmastrees.com/" target="_blank">50 Christmas Trees in a Church</a> opened yesterday evening and will run until Sunday 7 December. This a photograph of Illuminee with our Miracle in Kigali tree.<br />
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Illuminee also met Richard Bacon MP, who officially opened the festival, and talked to him about his visit to Rwanda and presented him with a copy of Miracle in Kigali.<br />
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<br />Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-3844809744217263702014-11-25T08:24:00.000-08:002014-11-25T08:24:14.546-08:00Miracle in Kigali and Illuminee Nganemariya GoodReads<b>Miracle in Kigali</b> and <b>Illuminee Nganemariya's</b> profile at <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23609042-miracle-in-kigali" target="_blank">GoodReads </a> have been updated.<br />
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You can check them out <b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23609042-miracle-in-kigali" target="_blank">here</a>. </b>Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-81303296701470091782014-11-24T08:41:00.000-08:002014-11-24T08:41:01.055-08:00Miracle in Kigali Paperback at Amazon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are now selling Miracle in Kigali paperback via Amazon. To buy Miracle in Kigali at Amazon click <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Miracle-Kigali-Illumin%C3%A9e-Nganemariya/dp/1903571707/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=ATHM6GNA97SQU" target="_blank">here</a>. </b><br />
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We visited Blakeney towards the end of October to show Roger's BBC 3 documentary <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012lttt" target="_blank">Roger: Genocide Baby</a>, by kind permission of the Director, Nick Andrews, at an event in Blakeney Methodist Church, which was organised by Claude Scott and the <a href="http://africaglavenmission.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Africa Glaven Mission</a>. Read Claude's report of the event <a href="http://africaglavenmission.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/roger-genocide-baby/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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We are entering a Christmas Tree again into <a href="http://www.50christmastrees.com/" target="_blank">50 Christmas Trees in a Church</a> at <a href="http://www.thebenefice.org.uk/dickleburgh.html" target="_blank">All Saints</a> Dickleburgh, South Norfolk. The event runs from Sunday 30 November to Sunday 7 December 2014.<br />
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More than 50 decorated Christmas trees of all shapes and sizes will fill the church contributed to the event by local businesses, community organisations and children’s groups. The event has a competitive side, as each organisation that enters has the chance to win prize money in the visitors’ vote for the best trees. There is also a special award for the most innovative tree.<br />
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Entry to the event is free, but there is a charge for the programme and the voting slip. The festival is raising money for two charities <a href="http://www.ormiston.org/about-us" target="_blank">Ormiston Families</a> and <a href="http://elizabethslegacyofhope.org/" target="_blank">Elizabeth's Legacy of Hope</a>.<br />
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The event is open from 10am to 7pm every day except Sunday 7 December when it closes at 4pm<br />
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<br />Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-54933537567573086182013-01-25T04:24:00.002-08:002013-01-25T04:28:45.558-08:00Holocaust Memorial Day Service - St Peter Mancroft Norwich - 28 January<a href="http://www.stpetermancroft.org.uk/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">St Peter Mancroft Church</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Norwich is holding a service of remembrance for the Holocaust at 11am on Monday 28 January.</span><br />
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The Lord Mayor of Norwich, Councillor Ralph Gayton, who will welcome people to the service at St Peter Mancroft, said: "As well as remembering the horror of the Holocaust, this service will also give us opportunity to consider its relevance in our society today.</div>
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"The theme of this year’s <a href="http://buildabridge.hmd.org.uk/" target="_blank">Holocaust Memorial Day</a> is ‘build a bridge’, which emphasises the need for us to show respect to others, connect with others and reject the hatred that resulted in genocide."</div>
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The service is organised on behalf of the <a href="http://www.norwich.gov.uk/" target="_blank">City of Norwich</a> by the Council of Christians and Jews. It will be led by Mr Alex Bennett, Vice-Chair of the local Council of Christians and Jews and Minister of the Norwich Hebrew Congregation, with Bishop David Gillett, Assistant Bishop and Interfaith Adviser in the Diocese of Norwich.</div>
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Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-20574735357414477222013-01-15T05:02:00.003-08:002013-01-15T05:02:46.405-08:00Illuminée Nganemariya is new Patron of UK Rwandan Charity Engalynx<br />
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Illuminée Nganemariya, whose book <a href="http://www.tagmanpress.com/store.php?c=23&p=51" target="_blank">Miracle in Kigali, the Rwandan Genocide a survivor's journey</a>, was published by the <a href="http://www.tagmanpress.com/" target="_blank">Tagman Press</a> in 2007, has become a Patron of <a href="http://www.ukvbuilder.co.uk/sites/engalynx" target="_blank">Engalynx</a>, a UK based charity that has been helping orphans in Rwanda since 1998.<br />
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Engalynx founder Maralyn Bambridge has embarked on an exciting project to raise money to build a new health centre at Ntunga in the Mwulire Sector, Rwamagana District (Eastern Province) Rwanda. Mwulire Sector residents currently have to walk 22 miles to another sector for medical care.<br />
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The estimated cost for the whole project is £365,000. The Health Centre will be built section by section; so far enough funds have been raised to create a much-needed Maternity Unit.<br />
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Illuminée Nganemariya said: “Maralyn Bambridge has embarked on a wonderful project, which I am pleased to support. My father’s brothers used to live near Ntunga and I still have family in the area. I will be working with Maralyn on fundraising events and The Tagman Press will be giving a donation from sales of my book.”<br />
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Maralyn Bambridge said: “I am both honoured and delighted that Illuminée has agreed to become a Patron of Engalynx. Her book, Miracle in Kigali, is her personal story of her life in Rwanda prior to, during and following the 1994 Genocide. How she survived and, indeed, gave birth to her son in desperate circumstances, is the miracle of the book. Whilst not whitewashing what happened, it is not a horrific book, but is full of hope and, at times, amazing kindness.” <br />
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“I am sure that Illuminee will be a great asset to Engalynx and I am really looking forward to working with this great lady, raising funds for Rwanda and introducing her to as many of our friends as I can.”<br />
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The Tagman Press will donate £2 from purchases of Miracle in Kigali made at <a href="http://www.tagmanpress.com/" target="_blank">www.tagmanpress.com</a>. <br />
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For more information about Engalynx see <a href="http://www.ukvbuilder.co.uk/sites/engalynx" target="_blank">www.ukvbuilder.co.uk/sites/engalynx</a>, or follow Engalynx on Facebook. <br />
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Miracle in Kigali is now available as an e-book at Barnes and Noble USA, click this link for more information <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/miracle-in-kigali-illumin-e-nganemariya/1113659902" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble Miracle in Kigali</a> .<br />
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Miracle in Kigali paperback can be ordered direct from <a href="http://www.tagmanpress.com/store.php?c=23&p=51" target="_blank">The Tagman Press</a> .Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-46389962135982306672012-12-03T04:06:00.002-08:002012-12-03T04:06:40.290-08:00Miracle in Kigali Christmas Tree at 50 Christmas Trees in a Church Dickleburgh <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a photograph of the <a href="http://www.tagmanpress.com/store.php?c=23&p=51" target="_blank">Miracle in Kigali</a> tree at the ninth <a href="http://www.50christmastrees.com/" target="_blank">50 Christmas Trees in a Church</a> at All Saints Dickleburgh, South Norfolk. The event runs every day until Sunday 9 December, open 10am to 7pm (closes 4pm on 9 December).<br />
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This year the festival is raising money for <a href="http://www.wheelpower.org.uk/" target="_blank">WheelPower</a> a charity that provides sports wheelchairs for young disabled athletes.Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082454382603666706.post-61907752529912447642012-11-29T08:19:00.002-08:002012-11-29T08:19:47.884-08:0050 Christmas Trees in a Church Dickleburgh Film<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a film from You Tube of last year's <a href="http://www.50christmastrees.com/" target="_blank">50 Christmas Trees in a Church</a>, Dickleburgh Norfolk. We are contributing a Miracle in Kigali tree for the 2012 festival, which runs from Sunday 2 to Sunday 9 December Paul Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.com0