The Boy Who Met Jesus

This is the story of a boy who met Jesus and dared to ask Him the questions that have troubled humanity for more than two thousand years. His name is Segatashya. Born into a poor, illiterate pagan family in the most remote region of Rwanda, he worked as a shepherd. He had never been to school, never seen a Bible and never entered a church. Then, one summer day in 1982 while resting in the shade of a tree, Jesus Christ came to him. He asked the startled teenager if he would take on a mission to remind humanity of how to get to heaven.

Segatashya accepted the task on the condition that Jesus would answer his questions. Jesus agreed, and the young man embarked on one of the most miraculous journeys in modern history.

Although Segatashya was often accused of being a charlatan and beaten, his innocent heart and profound spiritual wisdom won over even the most cynical critics. Soon, this illiterate teenage boy was debating theology with scholars and advising priests, ambassadors, bishops and presidents. His words and simple truths converted thousands of hearts and souls wherever he went.

Before his death during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Segatashya spent eight years travelling and speaking with Jesus, asking Him what we all want to know: Why were we created? Why must we suffer? Why do bad things happen to good people? When will the world end? Is there life after death? How do we get to heaven?

The answers to these and many other vital questions are revealed in this gripping book, which is the first complete account of Segatashya's remarkable life story.