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Honoring International Day of the African Child
Uncover History You Won’t Find in Your Textbooks 46 years ago, 10,000+ students marched the streets of Soweto, South Africa, peacefully protesting for better education. Students rallied to learn in their own languages, but government officials met their demands with sheer brutality. As a result, thousands lost their lives that afternoon. Today, we remember the…
Read MoreChristianity Today & Exile Int’l Presents “Faith in the Face of Bullet Fire”
What Happens When Steadfast Faith Collides with Wartime Trauma? By Bethany Williams First appeared in the February Globe Issue of Christianity Today “Deep breaths, Beth.” I repeated the words as I stood above the hospital bed. “Deep breaths.” I had met Joseph Ndekezi 12 years earlier when my life had already profoundly changed. Experiences of trauma…
Read MoreThousands Displaced | Emergency Relief Needed
A prominent rebel group advanced in Eastern Congo, displacing 72,000+ children & families. Thousands of children and families recently fled their communities to avoid rebel activity near a major city in DRC. These uprisings stretched across the surrounding communities, several of which are home to Exile peace programs, forcing 665 youth and foster families in Exile’s…
Read MoreGoats as a tool for healing!
Goats in a child’s healing journey! Did you know that even goats can play a role in a child’s healing journey? In addition to the art-focused trauma care that each child receives, many of the children in Exile’s programs take care of livestock as a part of their holistic rehabilitation. You may ask “Why animals?”…
Read MoreWhat happens to the child no one sponsors?
When God’s grace meets the selfless dedication of our teams overseas and the faithfulness of partners just like you, hope abounds in the stories of thousands of child survivors of war. While their restoration warms our hearts, we must remember that not every story has the same hope-filled ending. What happens when the story doesn’t end in…
Read More#RedHandDay
Red Hand Day — February 12 Take action & elevate awareness on the Int’l Day Against Child Soldiering The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers adopted the “red hand” symbol in 1998 as part of its worldwide campaign against the use of child soldiers. Since the treaty banning the use of child soldiers…
Read MoreAude: From Slave of War to Leader for Peace!
Meet Aude — a brilliant university graduate, pediatric nurse, Biblical counseling master’s candidate, and former child soldier. Though Aude is now pursuing his passions and serving his community through the practice of medicine, his story was not always this peaceful. In 2005, Aude was captured and enslaved by the rebel group CNDP. After six…
Read MoreRemembering and Looking Forward
So much restoration… and so much more to come! As we step into a (greatly anticipated) new year, we are taking a moment to remember and celebrate all God has done in Exile’s 13 years of life and invite you into the vision He is leading us to for the next 20 years! Why? Because…
Read MoreLetter from Exile’s co-CEOs
Dear Friends, What an incredible year! Full of overcoming tragedy, defying the odds, and renewed life for thousands! This has been a year of triumph and tears — happy tears and sad tears. In 2021, Exile program teams and beneficiaries overcame a volcano eruption, two waves of COVID (with strict lockdowns), and significant safety concerns. Rather than saying, “This…
Read MoreJourney Assessment Report
Working with a consulting firm to assess the health and effectiveness of programs and operations — we are energized by what we’ve learned. As Child Sponsors, we think you will be excited and encouraged to learn… Exile scored in the top 5%! This is a beautiful reflection of the dedication and effectiveness of Exile…
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