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Human Trafficking Awareness Month
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” – Romans 8:15 . Did you know? ❌ Child soldiering is a form of modern day slavery ❌ 120,000 children are currently enslaved as child…
Read MoreEI Graduate and Leader for Peace!
Jackson EI graduate | rescued child soldier | leader for peace Though once a child soldier, Jackson is NOT defined by his past. Jackson is a graduate of EI’s program and is a successful entrepreneur working in carpentry – building furniture and even homes! He also works part time at an EI center in Congo…
Read MoreGrateful for you
Grateful for your partnership & compassion. For 10 years, you and Exile have worked to restore children’s lives. Why? Because every child — whether in Nashville, Dallas, or Goma, Congo — needs someone to care. 4,300 children served since 2008. With your help — 4,300 child survivors of war have received that care — care the restores and transforms the trajectory…
Read MoreIsaac: Child of Hope
Meet Isaac: Child of Hope I lost both my mother and my father to the warring in my country. It was a very sad and difficult situation, but my grandmother did her very best to raise me through it. However, as much as she tried, she lacked the money to be able to do so.…
Read MoreChristmas invitation from the founders
Let’s make their Christmas bright! Give Healing & Hope | Donate Today With your help, children who would otherwise be on the streets or captive to rebel armies will have a place to belong… a place to heal the wounds of war & loss. Give gifts that last Select A Gift & Donate Here –…
Read MorePearl: The young girl with a determined spirit
Pearl “One can only fail to perform well in class when she does not know what she wants. I have free meals, beds, books, pens – what then can make me fail?” Pearl is one of four children, and comes from a village in Northern Uganda. Her father died of HIV/AIDS, leaving her and…
Read MoreFiona
Fiona Fiona is the youngest of six siblings. She lost her father in the war when she was 5 years old. Soon after her father’s death, Fiona’s mother became sick and was unable to care for her children. They were soon left alone — with only the children left to care for one another. Having…
Read MoreReunified Healer and Leader
Reunified Healer and Leader! Once a rescued child soldier himself, Joseph is now leading his community towards peace! . But it was a long journey to reach this part of his story. As a child, Joseph was abducted, trafficked, and forced to fight in a rebel army. Due to the severe violence he witnessed and was forced…
Read MoreThey’re Going Home!
Re·u·ni·fi·ca·tion – the reuniting of rescued child soldiers with their former community. Reunification is the final checkpoint on Exile’s Roadmap to Healing, and one of the most important steps to healing from the wounds of trauma… But, it’s also one of the most difficult steps. Insight Most rescued child soldiers never get to return home…
Read MoreStep Into Their Stories
– “For all the information I have been given, I am responsible… I am honored to have stepped into the children’s story of healing. They are not what has been done to them. They are not what they were forced to do. They are beautiful, dreaming children in the hands of a redemptive God. What…
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