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Quarterly Update Summer 2017
More than updates… these are highlights that will make you smile! ? A Letter from Janet “… I am now receiving healing from my many heart wounds. I am now able to have safety, food, bible study, and I am even able to go to school. I know God loves me. I am the luckiest girl…
Read MoreForgiveness Frees: An Excerpt From The Color of Grace Book
“Most of the time, I stand in front of the children — giving them a word of encouragement, leading a time of group counseling, or reading and acting out a Bible story. But this day was different. This day the children asked me to sit. Andrew, who had been in the Congo program for years,…
Read MoreEI Presents at Q Conference with Praxis Labs
EI’s Executive Team Presents at Q Conference “Doing nothing was no longer an option. Not because I was fearless, but because my hunger to ‘do something’ had become stronger than my fear.” — Bethany Haley Williams, The Color of Grace Our executive team, Matthew and Bethany Williams, recently had the opportunity to present the vision…
Read MoreWelcome to EI’s Peace Lives Center
Where rescued child soldiers become young peacemakers! EI’s care programs exist because war has torn children from homes — forcing several to participate in violence and leaving many orphaned. In eastern D.R. Congo, 100-200 children are rescued each month. Without proper care, most become street children or return to rebel armies. But there is hope… Through holistic care…
Read MoreOn Scars: An Excerpt from The Color of Grace
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” – C.S. Lewis I remember being in gym class when I was about eleven years old. I said something or did something. I don’t really remember what. But…
Read MoreThe Color of Grace: An Excerpt from Chapter 6
On my way back to America, I felt trapped inside the plane, unable to get away from my thoughts. My mind was spinning as I reviewed everything I’d experienced during my first week in Congo. I looked at my feet, still dirty from Congo’s black volcanic dust. I had not showered in a…
Read MoreA Celebration of Freedom: Screening & Presentation
Join us for a screening of the short film Half Good Killer A story of loss and redemption as a jaded child soldier fighting for an African rebel force struggles to survive the war he was thrust into as he reawakens to the life he was destined to lead. RSVP Now With special guest – Jane…
Read MoreRead how Valerie said “YES” and raised over 15k for war-affected youth!
What would happen if our compassion turned into action? What if we did more than feel something? What if we actually did something? That’s what Valerie Edwards decided – that simply knowing about a crisis and feeling compassion for those affected wasn’t enough. She wanted to do something. She wanted to act upon her belief…
Read MoreJoseph: From Child Soldier to Engineer & Leader
Though once a child solider, Joseph’s life has been through a radical transformation! Today, he is bold young peacemaker — serving and loving in his community! Having discovered Christ as His Savior through healing and hope fostered in EI’s care programs – Joseph has also found hope for his future and empowering opportunities to achieve his dreams.…
Read MoreMy name is Janet
My name is Janet. I was abducted in August on a Saturday at 4 am. I was just 11 years old. I was so scared because children were being burnt in their houses. Later, my friends tried to escape. They were killed right in front of us using a machete… even the rebels made some…
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