“When you listen to my story, you can summarize my life in three cycles. I start running as a care-free child through the mountains of Burundi, Africa. Then I ran for my life. Now, I run for joy.””
For those who have had the opportunity to spend any amount of time with our beloved co-founder, Gilbert Tuhabonye, the thing that sticks with you is his infectious joy for life. In fact, he radiates it! But Gilbert’s life story includes great tragedy, which makes his limitless joy even more remarkable.
October 21, 1993, in Burundi, Africa. An extremist uprising placed Gilbert and his classmates in the midst of a genocide massacre. As his classmates die in front of him, Gilbert hears a voice telling him to be calm and quiet, guiding him to an escape route as he does what he grew up doing: running. Outpacing his pursuers, Gilbert literally ran from that horror into a new life.
Hear how Gilbert began to heal, find purpose, and run with JOY!
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