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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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