Stories
Intern 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…
Read MoreWhere 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 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…
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