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Words Unspoken: Three Small Words That Changed Everything
Words Unspoken
This piece is difficult to write, but it comes from a place of deep vulnerability. My parents, both survivors of genocide, didn’t know how to be emotionally present with us in the ways many people take for granted. They were still in survival mode. In our home, words of affirmation were rare. Even “I love you” was something you said only on certain occasions—if at all. I grew up thinking that was normal.
It wasn’t until adulthood that I began to see how different my upbringing had been. My American-born friends tossed around those three words with ease. Sometimes it made me uncomfortable, especially when friends of the same gender said “I love you.” It felt unfamiliar, almost foreign. With time, I learned that it was simply another cultural difference.
As I connected with more Rwandan adults, I realized many of them grew up the same way. It wasn’t just my family; it was a generational pattern shaped by trauma and survival.
At twenty-seven, I decided to begin breaking that pattern. I started saying “I love you” to my parents more often. At first it felt awkward and unnatural. But now it flows easily, a small act of healing that once felt impossible.
“I love you.”
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Memory Vision
mem·o·ry | noun
- The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information. “I’ve a great memory for faces.”
- Something remembered from the past; a recollection.
French: Mémoire – memory, memorandum, store, mind, remembrance, dissertation.
I remember one crisp Saturday morning in 2021. After my usual routine, I set my heart to seek the Lord through worship. I sang for hours, and then suddenly, a bright vision entered my mind—it felt like a memory I had never recalled before.
The Vision
I was carried back to when I was about five years old. Two scenes appeared: first, a hilly city, like San Francisco, and then the house of a woman from my childhood, who often said she remembered me, though I had no memory of her. We were inside her house for some type of gathering or party.
My mom took me to the park. I was on a swing while she watched from a bench. Then I felt a rush of wind—and I knew I was not alone. As my swing pushed forward, I felt a heavy presence of peace and love. It was God Himself, Incarnate, Jesus—His love enveloped me completely.
When the vision ended, I felt my Heavenly Father speaking to my heart, reassuring me that He has always been with me—even in the moments I did not perceive Him.
Confirmation
In the days after, I searched for the woman from my childhood. I remembered her face but not her name. I eventually found her on LinkedIn—living in San Francisco. It confirmed what I had felt: this was not just a vision, but a real memory, restored by God 27 years later.
Scripture & Reflection
James 4:8 says, “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”
Jeremiah 33:3 promises, “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”God showed me a memory I had never recalled in my life. Imagine if we took each day to seek Him—what hidden mysteries might He reveal to you?
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✝️ The Day I Saw from Above
I remember one day when I was about five years old — a day that has stayed with me ever since. I was burning with a high fever, my body weak and trembling. I stood near a lamp, its light hazy through the fog of sickness, when suddenly, I had a seizure. Everything started becoming fuzzy, yet I could hear my mom’s voice, panicked and calling my name.
“Oh my gosh, Gaju!” she cried, dialing 911, her hands moving frantically. I could not remember anything after that.
Years later, after giving my life to the Lord Jesus Christ, He brought this memory back to me — but this time, in a way I never had experienced before. The Lord allowed me to see the moment I was picked up by the ambulance, from a bird’s-eye view.
I watched the ambulance, my body, and the EMTs surrounding me. I could see the ambulance parked on my parents’ driveway while I lay inside it. It was then that I understood I was outside my body during that experience.
Understanding Who We Are
How could I have seen this unless we truly are spirits living in bodies, far more than just flesh and bone?
In that moment, God revealed a truth so profound: our true selves are spirits, eternal and unbounded. That day, my spirit had lifted, and through it, I glimpsed His eternal promise — that one day, our spirits will return to Him.
Surrendering to the Lord
If we choose to surrender our lives to the Lord Jesus Christ — who died for us and rose again on the third day — we can be confident that our spirits will rest with Him forever.
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