Posts by EI Team
Lira Updates: Devon Feldmeth
DREAMING bigger than ever. What would it look like for every former child soldier and child born in captivity to come together to speak about PEACE in Uganda? Who wants to be a part of empowering these brave soldiers of peace to tell their story? Dreams are in the making! ahhh 😀
Read MoreIntern Update #1 – by Amanda Adebambo
I first heard about Exile International when Freed-Hardeman University alumnus Bethany Haley came to speak in chapel at FHU. I remember that her presentation moved me in the same way that it’s moved a lot of you. Over a year later, I’m glad that the stories that Beth tells on behalf of African children who…
Read MoreLira Updates: Kari Hamilton
Wonderful, full day! Loved on the kids at Child Restoration Outreach, got to know the kids at Fountain school and completed the first round of Trauma Assessments at Lira Integrated school… things are rolling!!! Going back to my favorite place in the morning….Teso Ba (slums)!
Read MoreLira Updates: Kari Hamilton
Worked with some street kids today and met a very tender-hearted 16 yr old boy who has never known his parents. The lady that has been taking care of him just recently told him to leave, so he has now been on the streets for 2 months. We will be working with him and many…
Read MoreBit by bit
How exciting to be here! Training counselors and caregivers for multiple Congolese rehabilitation centers that work with war-affected kids and former child soldiers. Various parts to a larger puzzle – all with the same aim & hope – healing and rehabilitation for those affected by war. With millions touched by decades of conflict… its a…
Read MoreDRC Counselor Training Update
We arrived safely in Kigali. Some unrest and fighting outside Goma, DR Congo has led our UN contact to request we delay entry into DRC. We and our trainees still desire to continue with the training. New plan – facilitating the training at the Rwandan border. This solution appears workable for all and plans remain…
Read MoreWhere EI Started
The Birth Of An Idea: Instilling Hope, Healing and Love On a group trip to Congo in June 2008 with ALARM, Exile International founder and psychologist, Bethany Haley, encountered a darkness she had never seen before: Child soldiers who asked her to be their mother. Women who attempted to give over their children. Stories of women…
Read MoreRefocusing – From Opinion to Humanity
Post by Bethany Haley It is the moment we stop fighting for each other and start fighting with each other that we begin to loose our humanity.” I have been saddened. And elated. And angered. And inspired. And disappointed. And moved over the past week. A topic that has been dear to my heart and…
Read MoreGreetings of thanks from Congo…
… and Rwanda and Sudan and Kenya and Uganda! I would love to invite you to take a short trip into my journal with the eXile international team in Africa over the past few weeks. See into the hearts of some beautiful children who have survived war. Watch for the hands of God. Listen for…
Read MoreI am no one. I am everyone. I am you.
“Is it dangerous where you are going?” I lay beside of her in her bed. We just finished a peaceful bedtime story. Her eyes get big. She loves adventure. What do I say? The answer is yes. Usually when people ask me that question I say “Dangerous is relative and we are always careful” But…
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