Keeping the Faith Summary and Analysis

This chapter brings the reader back to the time that was foreshadowed in the introduction. The Interahamwe again search the Pastor's house, but this search was different from the others. The killers had specific information that originated from the Pastor's houseboy who had witnessed the lighted room at a time when the house should have been dark. Because of the nature of the tip, the killers were ambitious. They arrived calling Immaculee's name. One killer even taunted her by saying he had killed 399 already, and she would make his 400th—a good number. They also threatened the Pastor. Immaculee fainted from fear and exhaustion. In her sleep she dreamed of Jesus. She dreamed she was floating above the room. Although she could see and hear the commotion she was not afraid. God said he would put...