Love Made Me An Inventor: The Story of Maggy Barankitse - Humanitarian, Genocide Survivor, Citizen without Borders
Love Made Me An Inventor: The Story of Maggy Barankitse - Humanitarian, Genocide Survivor, Citizen without Borders
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⋆⋅Catholic Media Association Book Award Winner, Second Place, Life and Dignity of the Person⋅⋆
⋆⋅Catholic Media Association Book Winner, Honorable Mention, Biography⋅⋆
⋆⋅Nautilus Book Award Winner, First Place, Heroic Journeys⋅⋆
⋆⋅Illumination Book Award Winner, Outstanding Book of the Year⋅⋆
⋆⋅2026 Association of Catholic Publishers Award Winner, Excellence in Publishing⋅⋆
Foreword by Emmanuel Katongole
“In a time of national political division, Maggy Barankitse challenges us to live a faith anchored in love built on justice. Do we have the courage to embody faith that acts with such love and commitment? Maggy can show us the way with singing and dancing and a deep resolve. Let us all become inventors in Maggy’s Spirit-driven style.”—Simone Campbell, SSS, author; Hunger for Hope, recipient, 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom
“Saints are made by ordinary people doing brave and humble things in extraordinary circumstances. Maggie Barankitse is one of those saints. David Toole tells a magnificent and human story from the Great Lakes region of Africa. An inspiration!”—Rose Marie Berger, senior editor, Sojourners magazine
“Maggy Barankitse’s defiance of genocide and embrace of love continue to redeem a landscape of suffering and war. David Toole’s book opened a world to me.”—Richard Lischer, Duke Divinity School; author, Our Hearts Are Restless: The Art of Spiritual Memoir
“An exceptional book about an extraordinary woman. Few people in the world exemplify, as Maggy does, such a powerful story of inspiration, innovation. You will be inspired, encouraged, and changed . . . for the better.”—L. Gregory Jones, President of Belmont University; author, Christian Social Innovation
"David Toole has finally made Maggy's full story available in this narrative, the fruit of a long friendship between a perceptive writer and a saint. This is one of the most hopeful books I have ever read." —William T. Cavanaugh, professor, DePaul University
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.
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.
Cover design: Christian Ferney
Photo credit: Getty Images
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