Stories
Meet Bintu
Meet Bintu While at school one day, 13-year-old Bintu was forced to join the rebel militia. After one week of military training at their headquarters, the commander took Bintu to be his bodyguard. Bintu was forced to loot, kill, and vandalize. Bintu was traumatized by witnessing torture and atrocities committed against peaceful citizens. By God’s grace, Bintu escaped this militia. After running to a nearby village, he…
Read MoreHope Wins 2020
HOPE IS WINNING Donations Matched — up to $50,000 Give Online Give By Mail See the progress & participate in a 20-year vision Participate in a 20-year vision to provide healing & hope to 100,000 child survivors of war, transform communities & end cycles of poverty & violence. 2020 has been a tough year… yet…
Read MoreFamily Devotional with Ally
Hope Still Wins | Family Devotional Download family devotional Pray as a family We hope this family devotional is a blessing for you and your family. Thank you for supporting Exile International. Because of you, child survivors of war are provided… Exile International is a 501(c)(3) faith-based, nonprofit organization. Our work is made possible through…
Read MoreMeet Marc
Exile is 12 years old – so is Marc! “I was only 10 years old when I fled a rebel group in the midst of a war. I was born into a vulnerable family who was not able to take care of all 5 of us children. By the grace of God, Exile took me in…
Read MoreMeet Jean
Exile is 12 years old – so is Jean! “My name is Jean, and I am 12 years old. My father was a government soldier during Kabila’s regime. After he was demobilized from the army, he returned home to start a new life. Later they asked him to help in the reintegration of a rebel group and…
Read MoreMeet Julie
Exile is 12 years old – so is Julie! “My name is Julie, and I am 12 years old. I arrived at Exile in April 2015, after being separated from my parents because of the war. I used to have six siblings. My brother was killed during the war. We lost so many people, and…
Read MoreMeet Alexandra
Exile is 12 years old – so is Alexandra! “My name is Alexandra, and I am 12 years old. I arrived at Exile in April of 2015. I lost both of my parents in the war. During the war, we experienced a lot of very terrible things. Houses were looted and set on fire. People were killed.…
Read MoreRoadmap to Healing
For a rescued child soldier enrolled in EI’s care programs, this is what the journey from abduction to healing looks like, step by step. Step 1: Abduction and Captivity Children are kidnapped and forced to fight in rebel armies and many are abused and tortured. This usually occurs around age 12 but can occur as young as…
Read MoreJoseph: God Will Increase
“We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.“ — Romans 5:3-5 God Will Increase Did you know…
Read MoreMeet Elisa
“I enjoyed our village and the life we had before the rebels came.” My name is Elisa. I’m 18 years old. I have a mom, dad, and eight siblings – four brothers and four sisters. I enjoyed our village and the life we had before the rebels came. I was 14 years old the day…
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