Reading her story, you find yourself counting your blessings and being grateful.' Nzi also was moved by the offering of flowers-a gift to Jesus' mother, Mary. 'I'm going to trust in the Lord more and not complain as much. Hearing Immaculee was rejuvenating, she said. 'She came out of the retreat with a smile on her face and was wowed by the holiness of Immaculee.' 'Counting your blessings' Koco Mylene Nzi, a native of Africa's Ivory Coast, was reading Ilibagiza's story at work not long ago when her co-worker, Kathy McIntyre, saw the title. According to Joe Hendrickx, evangelization director, '(Immaculee) made a big impact on their lives, and now they pray for Ashley Hunter's conversion 'to good and to God' daily.' Another attendee, Hendrickx said, lost several family members in recent years, including her son to suicide. But maybe someday.' The couple, Lloyd and Mary Ann Traut, are the parents of Sam Traut, slain here in 2015 after opening his door to convicted killer Ashley Hunter. 'They maybe can't use it right now it's going to be a process for them mourning the loss of their son. 'I wanted to reach out, but thought, 'What can I do?' When she heard about a couple in attendance whose adult son was murdered, Bjorklund decided to give them a book by Ilibagiza she'd just purchased on how to find joy in suffering. 'I think Immaculee was touching people to really reach out in love to others.' Hearing Ilibagiza share the tragic story of how most of her family was killed, along with a million others, while she huddled in fear with seven other females for three months in a bathroom-and eventually forgave the killers-opened something in the souls of those present, Bjorklund suggested. 'She gave me her flower, taking off a small part to take up herself, but then gave the rest of it to me,' she said.

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