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author Immaculee Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin

It's the greatest story never told: that of a boy who met Jesus and dared to ask him questions that have consumed mankind for more than 2,000 years.

His name was Segatashya. He was a shepherd born into a penniless and illiterate pagan family in the most remote region of Rwanda. He never attended school, never saw a Bible, and never set foot in a church. Then one summer day in 1982 while Segatashya was resting beneath a shade tree, Jesus Christ paid him a visit. Jesus asked the startled teenager if he'd undertake a mission to remind mankind how to reach heaven.

Segatashya accepted the assignment on the condition that Jesus answer all his questions-about faith, religion, the purpose of life, and the nature of heaven and hell. Jesus agreed, and the young man set off on one of the most miraculous journeys of modern history.

Although he was often accused of being a charlatan and beaten as a result, Segatashya's innocent heart and powerful spiritual wisdom won over the most cynical of critics. Soon this teenage boy who never learned to read or write was discussing theology with scholars and advising pastors, ambassadors, bishops, and presidents, He became so famous in Rwanda that the Catholic Church investigated his story. The doctors and psychiatrists who examined Segatashya all agreed that they were witnessing a miracle. His words and simple truths converted thousands of hearts and souls wherever he went.

Before his death during 1994 Rwandan genocide, Segatashya continued his travels and conversations with Jesus for eight years, 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 momentous, life-changing questions are revealed in this riveting book, which is the first full account of Segatashya's remarkable life story.