Posts Tagged ‘child solider’
Grad-Led Replication & 20-Year Vision
Lives are being transformed as these young leaders bring healing and hope to their communities. Every year, Exile trains and equips more program graduates to launch rehabilitative care programs in their communities. These graduates and their influence are vital to ending cycles of violence and poverty throughout these regions. Focusing efforts on replication driven 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 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…
Read MoreRaised in Trauma, Transformed by Love
Born into War Sweet Nuru is the youngest of three children. When war erupted in her village, Nuru’s mother was pregnant with her and expecting to go into labor at any time. In the middle of the night, screams and whistles filled the air. Everyone had to run from their homes because their village was…
Read MoreRemembering and Looking Forward
So much restoration… and so much more to come! As we step into a new year and a new decade, we wanted to take a moment to remember and celebrate all God has done in the past 11 years and invite you into the vision He is leading us to for the next 20 years!…
Read MoreFrom War to a Life of Healing
The courageous story of one young man’s fight to survive and his remarkable journey to healing. Told by Solomon himself. My name is Solomon. I am 24 years old. This is my story. I was 5 years old the first time the rebels took us. We were hiding and sleeping in the bush [forest]…
Read MoreOnce a slave. Now a peacemaker.
. “Then I was forced to kill. I remember the first time… it changed me.” My name is Baraka. I was 14 years old when I was abducted and taken into the forest. I was trained to fight, trained to shoot, I was forced to kill. I remember the first time… it changed me.…
Read MoreDRC Ground Update
In short — things were quite hairy for a while! For a week, DR Congo echoed with riots and demonstrations over a controversial law-change its government was attempting to push through that would lengthen the unwanted tenure of DRC’s current President. In response to demonstrations, the government shut down internet connections across the country (just today being restored). Many…
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