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Where 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 MoreThe Simplicity of Madness
“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 a warlord who I personally have felt to…
Read MoreBecause of You… This happened!
Friends and Supporters,We hope this finds you well, rested, and enjoying some time with family and friends! We are celebrating a remarkable year at Exile International! We aren’t sure we’ll ever experience one like it again. And it’s not over! Stay tuned for some exciting news on how your year-end tax donations can go directly toward a…
Read MoreMy name is Innocent. I’ve been orphaned. It’s Christmas. I don’t need your money. I need your heart.
I have to be honest. I sat down to write this email with good intentions. It was supposed to be the typical non-profit “buy presents with a deeper purpose to support our work and give your year-end tax deductible donation to change a life” email. But I couldn’t do it. Returning the night before Thanksgiving and…
Read MoreExile International receives $10,000 grant from Giving of Life!
Sometimes you just want to pinch yourself! A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you who voted, posted, reposted, and voted some more! 233 well deserved non-profit organizations and your voting placed exile international in the top 20. After a few interviews, Exile placed 3rd and will receive $10,000 toward our work with war-affected children in Africa!…
Read MoreChildren orphaned by the LRA raise their voice…
Over 200 letters collected in Northern Uganda. Many written by the same children who wrote letters last year. When the children learned their letters had been received by the President of the United States they cheered. They cheered because their voices had been heard. They cheered because they have been given back a voice. A…
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…
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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