I Love Idi Amin: The Story of Triumph under Fire in the Midst of Suffering and Persecution in Uganda

by Bishop Festo Kivengere, Dorothy Smoker

An interesting and unique biography and history.

Genres: Uganda

63 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Kaitlyn Pindak · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I had to face my own attitude towards President Amin and his agents. The Holy Spirit showed me that I was getting hard in my spirit, and that my hard was and bitterness toward those who were persecuting us could only bring spiritual loss.”

A beautiful biography on how the love of Christ caused Bishop Festo and other believers to preach and have peace in the reconciling work of Jesus Christ and forgive those who persecuted them.

A must read.

[Joel Lea-Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short little book with deep personal significance. Festo and Mara Kivengere were close friends of my grandparents and I heard of him often growing up. Reading about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit under Idin Amins reign of terror is a poignant reminder that God does his best work when things seem impossible.

[Robin Cunninghame Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book after hearing Bishop Festo speak at a church meeting in Vermont. It is an honest account of his struggle to forgive Amin for his atrocities.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful testimony about the faithfulness and goodness of God in the midst of horror and terrorism.

[Tyler Horton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful, but perhaps mis-titled. I was interested in more of Kivengere's perspective on coming to forgive and love Idi Amin but this is more the account of the buildup to the events that led to him leaving Uganda. I know from Alfred Olwa's book that Kivengere often told the story in his sermons and if I come across one online I will come back and post it here...

[Bonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was hoping this would be more a theological discussion than a narrative. It is an inspiring story, but the end rushes through what I assumed would be the conceit of the text.