Stories
Dare to Share
Let’s see this shared via Twitter, Facebook, Email, EVERYWHERE a THOUSAND TIMES!!! (we like to dream big) A media rich view of Exile International. One document “to rule them all.” It’s a simple (and PRETTY) way to share the word about the needs and how Exile International is meeting the needs of children in…
Read MoreIntern Updates: Devon Feldmeth
Today was another wonderful day! Surrounded by young children who have lost their parents and suffer from HIV, but really the only thing that shows is the joy they wear on the sleeves! Their hearts are just completely full of love! The cows kind of got in our way though when we were playing… we…
Read MoreLira Updates: Kari Hamilton
My favorite day!!! 21 single mothers and their children arrived at Children of Peace today from Teso Bah slums. We were able to love them, encourage them and tell the women how incredibly strong and beautiful they are! Most of these women lost their husbands because of the LRA. One woman, Grace, has been through…
Read MoreLira 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
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 MoreSpring Trip Summary
This Spring, Exile traveled to Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. The trip was tri-focused: providing trauma care for the war-affected children we serve in Congo; training Congolese counselors and caretakers in a trauma care program called EMPOWER; and meeting with our partners on the ground in Congo and Uganda to get a better understanding of their…
Read MoreBeautiful Scars
What does a breaking heart sound like? And what does it actually feel like for a tear to be shed? And if Jesus is closest to us when we are in the center of our deepest pain, then why doesn’t He save us from it? If He is right there? Because He is. Right there.…
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…
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