This is My Story

This is My Story

My name is Theogene and I live in Kigeme refugee camp.  This is my story. As a little boy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I walked one kilometer to and from school to study. After school, I was responsible for taking care of the family...

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Freedom to Learn

Freedom to Learn

Solange, can you share your story with us? I was born in 2002 to both my parents. My life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was good. We were able to grow all of our food to sustain our family. In 2010, I lost my dad suddenly and...

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When a Girl is Educated

When a Girl is Educated

As a young girl raised in southern California, I never wondered if I would go to school. School was one of my favorite places to be on earth. A place where I played tetherball with my friends, wore big red glasses while reading Paddington the Bear,...

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A Passion to Serve

A Passion to Serve

I am a student missionary from Southern Adventist University. Towards the end of last year, I wanted to do something that was not focused on me or my own personal success. I have always felt that to be in service of others is something beyond...

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From Refugee to Doctor

From Refugee to Doctor

Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it was on one of the beautiful green mountains that Jackson first experienced terror. A boy of 13, he was herding the family cattle up to their grazing area. The cattle stopped moving and Jackson walked up...

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My Happiest Day

My Happiest Day

What was it like moving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the refugee camp? When I fled, people were running. We ran under helicopters that were shooting us, and there were so many bombs around. It was like hell. My father was shot...

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Sarah’s Desire for Education

Sarah’s Desire for Education

Sarah has gentle eyes, a sweet smile and a small frame, but it is her inner strength and tenacity that shine the most. She was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1993, only one year prior to the horrific genocide in the...

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Hard Work Pays Off for this Nursing Student

Hard Work Pays Off for this Nursing Student

This is Tumusifu. She was part of the original selection of students with Impact Hope. She is from the Gihembe refugee camp in (Rwanda). Tumusifu wanted to be in the medical field, so she was studying math, chemistry, and biology. Because of her...

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