Bridge to a new life
This camp hosts 50000 Karen Refugees and these have found sanctity and a certain safety in this provisional location along
the Thai Burma border.
Though the life here does not Create affluence , it does provide basic protection from the aggressive faction within Burma. Alive and thriving still is suspicion , animosity and injustice committed ,and never accounted for, since the
War from the 1950's. One young student admitted to us in a private conversation , that he has a hard time with forgiving those soldiers who tortured and killed so many of his people.
On the far side of this bridge a road leads along the mountain valley where the Buddhist ' community , Moslem communities and the superstitious lives of Animist , live in their perspective traditions.
We were not allowed to go to these places as we were guests of the Christian community, and the Karen Christian College had a student enrollment of 500 plus.
We had opportunity to share with these and Jim taught the Inductive seminar .
Jim and I walked through a Karen village and the photos show a flavor of life.
Needless to say, we had a rich time with these believers and their love expressed towards us was very dear.
Shonda Davis
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