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Books and Beyond with Benjamin Kisoni

March 13 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Meet local author Benjamin Kisoni. His works share powerful stories of faith, resilience, and hope shaped by his journey from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Johnson City. Books will be available for purchase and signing throughout the day.

Benjamin Kisoni is a pastor from the Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa, where he also worked as a school principal, writer, and radio presenter. The Congo has been plagued by violence and wars for several decades, which caused Benjamin to flee for his safety after gunmen killed his brother and wanted to kill him too. He has lived in Johnson City for 17 years and is currently working as the Global Outreach Coordinator at Grace Fellowship Church.

He has written two books, “God, Where Are You?” which is part of his life story of suffering and God’s redemption, and “Kimbé, A Story of Suffering, Disillusionment and Hope,” a novel about child soldiers in his country. Kimbé, an ambitious teenager, sees his dream to pursue school and positively change his community shattered when his father is brutally killed by unidentified thugs. To avenge his father and vent his rage and despair, he decides to join a local militia group that calls themselves “Liberators.” Kimbe’s adventure in the militia turns into a nightmare and he discovers that he is the one who needs to be liberated. Will the “young liberator” finally be liberated? It is a story of renewed hope.

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