Posts Tagged ‘Exile International’
Meet 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 More“The Color of Grace” by EI’s Founder, Bethany Haley Williams
A LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR Greetings from Congo… where UN helicopters are flying overhead, hot water and electricity are scarce, and joy abounds! I have some exciting news! For the past year, I have been working on a book, The Color of Grace. It is almost hard to believe that it’s now complete and available to order!…
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