global day of prayer for burma, sunday march 8

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global Day o prayer or

burmamch 8, 2009

Thi vi ws nd nd th nw in hidin.



2 D p b 2009

Th vi l K in nthn Kn Stt,

ws ttckd nd nd dwn th b

a n ast 15 nd 16, 2007. evn

d th vi, nd th b a t ndins

in nd nd th vi. Th nths t, s

th vis tnd thi hidin cs t

s wht ind in thi vi. Hs K’T Sw, 13--d (d 2 in sch), c s with

his i. Whi his th schd vt-

s, h st n , id tin th nd with

his cht. as h ws hittin th nd with

th cht, it hit ndin tht th b a

hd cd th. Th in xdd in his c nd

h ws indd in th s nd wndd in his

c nd ts. His 8--d sist ws s

wndd in th xsin.

H ws tkn t c i cinic n ds’wk w, t t sic ttnt th sid th

cd nt h hi.

W t hi sv nths t in n IDp (intn

discd ) hid sit. H ws nt v nd

shd djctd with his hd dwn s his d

th hd hi wk. Sin his dd s,

his hnchd-v itt d nd his cshd siit, I

t v sd. I tkd t hi nd d with hi. a-

t I kd t his s I td hi tht I did nt knw

i w cd h nd tht h iht nv s in,t tht w wd t. I hd hi cs nd tkd

nd d. I std t tk t th dics nd

sn skd hw I t. I cd nt nsw. I

sttd t c. I knt ck dwn with th nd

csd s.

I sid, “I v s this hnd. I v sd

this . as th with th chidn -

s, it hts v ch. bt it is nt jst t

in th nd cin this , it is t

13--d wh cn’t s nd wh is id nd

hss in hidin c, hih n cd n-

tin. It is t th dictts’ wh cd th

ins, nd his vi nd cntins t ttck his

. This is wn nd wds wi nt st it. It

tks nd it tks ctin.”

I std in nd kin t th I sid, “Sn,w wi t st t h . m w cn

w cnnt t w wi t. N tt wht,

I wnt t knw tht gd vs nd is with

nd gd ss t. and, I wnt t stnd

stiht. y sti stn, with wkin s nd

s. evn i nv cn s in hv n

thins cn d. Stnd stiht nd th n

.”

I thn t nd hi nd n t wk

hi nd th t th id. as w wkd, hsqd his shds, nd wkd ct nd, ik

v Kn, with iit nd snss t.

at nishin th xintin, w dcidd it

ws wth th t t snd hi t Thind t s

i h cd hd. It tk n ds wkin,

nd with h th Kn Ntin unin (-

dcc Kn thnic sistnc) h ws ht

t hsit in Thind. Nith Thi n aicn

xts cd st his siht s Hs K’T

Sw ws nd in sch th ind in m l c. H is th td nd w cit-

td t hin hi

ccish th n

thins h sti cn d.

Hs K’T Sw’s

lssThirteen-year-old Hsa K’Tray

Saw some months ater the

accident.

Hsa K’Tray Saw receiving

medical treatment ater being

blinded by a landmine on

November 16, 2007.

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4 D p b 2009

B a ts ttckd Kw K vi-

in Jn 2002. Vis w cd

t wtch thi st in tid nd

tn. Thn thi chch ws nd t th

nd. Th st ws tkn isn 4 ½

nths h ws sd. Jst tw nthst i t visitd, tk icts nd

d. W s skd ths t . W wt

tt t th st nd v n t his i

s th cd snd hi d in isn.

Nw, n this issin in ai 2008, w c

ck t th s . Th st ws witin

s nd thnkd s s nd h t

th ti his ctivit. H sid tht h wntd

t st n s th st in this s tht -

wdn't s thi ith. H sid tht vn

thh h xctd t ctd in nd

th vi ttckd in, h ws h t

th st nd d t d his wd.

Nw, whn I sw hi th st ti, I wnt

nd cd hi nd sid thnks.

I s thht ths wh hd d hi whn w st snt t th ss his

ct in 2002. Th st nd Kw

K vi nw idin thi chch.

this vi w wnt n t th vi Ti

D b, wh nth chch hd n nd

dwn, s in 2002. W tkd t th st wh

td s tht th vis w cd t int

th chch th b a whi h nd tw

ths w tid t th sts w th chch.

Th vis w hd ctiv ik this with

itt d wt v ds. ev d th

b a sdis t th st's hd

with ist. Din th d th wd ti hi

tsid in th sn nd w his hd in stic.

Th s ct his with kni nd ct th

skin n his tht s th qstind hi ndthtnd t ki hi. Din n th nihts

whi h nd th tw ths w tid t th

sts w th chch, h sid tht n th

n ws t wk his s . bt th s-

t sid, "Dn't t t sc. I w th sc

wht wi hn t ths in th chch?." S

th ind tid nti th b a vd

th vis t th chch nd thn nd

th chch dwn. Th st nd th tw n

w thn tkn w nd hd 4 ½ nths

in isn.

W hd c this vi in 2002 s w w

ccnin 96 wh w in

cd ctin sit nd tin t t t -

c css th d. Thn, th

this vi w in hidin nd w snt nniht with th.

Nw t Ti D b vi, th chch hs n

ct it nxt t th nd chch.

Whn w skd th st wh th kt th

nd is th chch c jn

wth, h sid, "W want it to b as a mmo-

ria to what happnd. This is my hom, this

is my onration and it is my dty to srv

my pop as a pastor. So I wi stay. I w

hav to hav to sr w wi sr tothr.

I w ar r w ar r tothr."

Every day three Burma Army soldiers beat the pastor's head with a pistol. During the day they wouldtie him outside in the sun and wrap his head in plastic.

aITH aND perSeCuTIoN“We have been captured, our churches burned, but we will not give up.”

4 D p b 2009

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Pastor Happy Htoo at site o burned Kaw Kae church, April ‘08.

Pastor See Pa Thru (Praise) at burned and new church at Ti Da Blu

,April ‘08 .

Pray

wh sctd thi ith in

b.

Tht th Chistin Chch wi stnthnd

in its iit t shin th iht gd’s v nd

tth in b.

th sts, wh tn sind t nd

ttckd b a sdis whn th st

nt vi.

stnth, wisd nd h n

iths wh iv nd dict cnt th

iit dicttshi in b. p tht th wi

niid nd ncd thi ts tsv n nth thh v nd sv-

nc.

Love and new life

in the midst of war

Baptism o one o ve relie team

leaders during training, December 07.

Two relie team leaders, Saw

Sun and Naw Paw Blu, married

February 14, ‘08.

Two relie team medics, Naw Di

Htoo and Gideon Bani, married

April ‘08.

Relie team members Deh

Htoo and Kan Ya Paw, married

November 30, ‘08.

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6 D p b 2009

The Brutality Continues

ov t s civi w hv t b n th st cntis in th wd. Th

iit dicttshi ttcks its wn , kiin thsnds, nd vin iins dis-

cd. mn in sitin ith iisnd kid. In st th cnt th is

s c d t th dictts’ iit t cnt dissnt; hwv, in s thnic s th

i’s is sti ttckin th . Th v n iin intn discd

, thn 80,000 wh hv n discd in th st tw s, nd v n

iin s wh hv d th cnt.

Th hts n ths tw s istt th nin tit ttd th b

a n civiins in dint s th cnt. ps ths victis w, nd

th dictts wh snsi th tcitis.

Sick man in hiding in Toungoo District, Karen State.

6 D p b 2009



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Burma Army troops rom DIV 88 being transported in Toungoo District, Karen State, ‘07.

Burma Army soldier patrolling in Htoo Ler orced relocation site, December ‘07.

Women rom Thaton District orced to carry bamboo or Burma Army, August ‘08.

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8 D p b 2009

yn i wh jst hd h t ttd d t stin n ndin in Kn Stt,

Sin ‘07.

IDp i in hidin in Tn Distict, Kn Stt, ai ‘07.



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IDp th nd chid l Wh in ttcks b a, Dc ‘07.

a i skin i in lh vi in estn Shn Stt, J ‘08.

b is n th in dcs thhtins in th wd, nd is n 1 in

Sthst asi. b, hind ahnistn, is th n 2 dc i/hin in

th wd.



10 D p b 2009

Shining Moon on his last mission to

K aren State , A pril ‘ 08.

Shinin mn ws th d th th Tn Dis-

tict b rn ts in nthn Kn Stt,

b. H cdintd nd d ths ts in hin-

in h, h nd v t nd ttck in n

th st ssd s in b.

Shinin mn ws n th st t intt

int b a–hd s nd t snd t hih-qit

is nd ts hn ihts ss th dict-

ts. His is nd ts hv n dcst v

th wd. H ws ss d nd ws ws t thnt in hin nd ttck.

Shinin mn s wkd in s nd citis nd c-

t b a cnt nd cid t issins t

th intin, t iht n th sittin nd id

tinshis nd h n nd ssin.

an with in n tstndin d, Shinin mn

ws n cssin nd sss svic wh snt

st his ti ivin with discd th

b a.

H ws wnd with chidn nd wn th chi-dn hv st vit nc. In ai t th wddin

tw dics, Shinin mn n thh

c with tw--d sn hin nd shtin

n his shd. Whn v--d dht nd

tht Shinin mn hd did, sh cid hi, sin,

"oh Shinin mn, h Shinin mn, I iss ."

W iss hi ti nd ivin his ss.

Shinin mn ws Chistin nd ivd his tn

h is in hvn. W iv tht t nd k wd

t sin hi th. Tht h nd th d -

is nd ssns w nd hi cnstin

s.

as I ct n wht his ss ns t s in v w,

sn nd ssin, I cnvictd t

c t ti, t t t t

s 't-d' ists, t istn tt, t wit n, t

tk ti t h nd t tk th ti t st nd .

T Shinin mn I wnt t s, "I s sd th

tht n. I knw in tt c nd

tht I wi s in cs gd's v. I wnt t

s I s nt sndin sn ti with

. at th s ti I wnt t thnk shin i with s nd th is w wkd tth,

th dns w cd, th js w shd nd th ssns

hiit, chnss, thnss, nd tht siin

'cn-d' siit tht v nd ths nd

. W wi n th cs v nd d nd

w wi t t d it ik did, in th w v, jstic

nd tth. Thnk x nd hw itd s

. It is cnt nd w n sts, t

w ik svnt t s. I v Shinin mn nd

iss s ch."

"And dear God, thank you or the git o Shining Moon in our lives and that all that is truly precious is sae in your hands.

Thank you that although this lie is atal, it is not nal. Thank

you or Shining Moon, and as we miss him, help us to live up

to who he was and what he lived or. I say this in gratitude to

Shining Moon and to you God. I say this in your son’s name,

Jesus. Amen".

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Shinin Moon

Shining Moon, an ethnic Karen Free Burma Ranger team leader,died on May 20, 2008 rom complications o acute malaria. He was

26 years old and was a team leader, district coordinator, Good Lie

Club counselor, member o the Karen National Union, and the Karen

Youth Organization. He was single. His amily live in a orced reloca-

tion site in Burma.



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ov 130,000 kid, tw i-

in discd Ccn Nis tht

stck b in m 2008.

Th dictts b ctiv -

stctd i t th svivs whi

t th s ti nchin ttcksinst thnic in stn

b.

aid niztins hd difct ti

vidin ssistnc. In sit th

stcs t i, indins nt-

wks in th ctd s w

t h n th victis.

Thnk t wh hd

ths in nd thh ths nt-

wks.

In wstn b, th is in d t n insttin ts. H, t, th b a

cntins its ssin instd ssistin th victis.

Chin vis with s th ts

tht dvsttin wstn b. (photo by MPP)mnishd chid in akn

Stt.

ictis Ccn Nis.

ht Dt Ts)

iis hidin ttcks in estn

b.

bnd ins hs in lthw Twnshi.

Victis th in in Chin Stt.(photo by riends o FBR)



12 D p b 2009

On Chists D 2007, b a t

sht t Sw K N whi h ws shin n

his chd. H nd t n w, t

v hi n hisid ic d ws his 13--d

sn Wi Ht nd 25--d nhw, Sw N

mw.

Wi Ht hd svivd b a ssc

in 2002 hidin nd th dd d his nd-

th. ri t dics vd t

hi, t v s t td ws t vwh this

s i.

at scin th shtin, th th kt nnin

nd hin n shtin thht tht his sn

nd nhw, wh w t 500 ds w n

hih nd, hd scd. bt whn th didn’t

tn , th th wnt kin th. H nd

thi nd dis in th ic d th hd n

wkin. Whn h kd t th cs, h sw tht

th hd nt n sht, t hd n ctd nd

ttd t dth. Th tndns n thi nks w

ct n, th hd n diswd nd hd thithts ct. Thi dis w st n t n

ti nd.

Whn w tkd t th th, w w ht in

hts t n tht h hd d st his wi nd

th his chidn in th 2002 ssc. Nw h

hd jst st his sn nd his nhw. W w shckd

t n tht his sn ws th s Wi Ht wh

hd svivd th ssc in 2002 t nw hd n

ttd t dth. W s t Nw m Dh, 22, wi

th dd nhw. Sh hd nin-nth-d

wh c sick nd did tw ds t h hsnd

ws kid, s sh is nw n.

Th th sid h wd tk s cs t wh WiHt nd his nhw hd n kid t h cd

nt t t th xct st. W tk s t

nd wnt with hi nd s w t cs t th kiin

nd h n t tk t his sn. W ssd

thh n chd th hd th n wkin n

nd h intd t th it ts his sn hd hd

t tnd s w s th d hs th hd it t-

th. at ssin thh th chd w hd t

ci hi t wh th ic d ws. at tht int h

dcidd h wd with s th w.

In th ic d w nd th ti id ins

his nhw nd th c his sn ws id. Whn

A Father’s Grief

Atr h had omposd hims h

wnt down to th sit o his son’s

rmains and ban to a or his son,sayin, “Oh my son, my son, I trid my

bst or yo. I pannd many ood

thins or yo, bt now yo hav no

han to njoy thm. Oh, my son,

my son. Oh god. Oh my son, my son,

yo o ahad and wait or m.” And

thn h stood p and said, “Oh god,

Oh god, i yo don’t hp m I an’t

ontin on.”

Saw Ko Nu crying or his son, April ‘08.



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h sw th, th th n t shk nd c his

sn’s n. I hd hi in s nd h n t

c. a I cd d ws nd t t ct hi.

at h hd csd his h wnt dwn t th

sit his sn’s ins nd n t c his sn,

sin, “oh sn, sn, I tid st . I

nnd n d thins , t nw hv

n chnc t nj th. oh, sn, sn. oh gd.

oh sn, sn, hd nd wit .”

and thn h std nd sid, “oh gd, oh gd, i

dn’t h I cn’t cntin n.”

on th t s tkd with th th whi

th st s id th nhw nd cvd his -

ins. W thn thd tth with th th nd

hd i th tw wh hd n kid. W

d, sn th hn “H, H, H” nd sid th

ld’s p tth. a this ti th th jind

s in sinc. bt whn w csd with th sn “H

o p, o ld,” h jind in nd sn with s. Wskd th jstic gd, nd tht gd wd ss

this nd. Th th tnd t s nd nddd his

hd, s i t s, “It is nishd.”

W knw this is wnd tht wi nv h. I td hi

tht I hv th chidn s nd I think I wd

cin nd in in wh i i I st th. W

s td hi tht w iv tht his sn nd i

s in gd’s hnds nd tht n d w wi

nitd. Nw w sti n this th nd w hv

dt t d wht is iht nd d nd t v chth. as w wkd dwn th hi it sd t

tht h t stisd tht w hd tth dn th

st w cd d.

W wnt t thnk wh stnd with th

b in th idst ths tcitis. W sk

t nd t think t wht w cn d tth t

h k b tt c nd in th nti

hw w cn ct nd h ik this n

wh hs st st his i.

gd ss , i t d

Ten o the twelve massacred in 2002.

Hw n, o ld, st I c h,

t d nt istn?

o c t t , “Vinc!”

t d nt sv?

Wh d k k t injstic?

Wh d tt wn?Dstctin nd vinc

;

th is sti, nd cnict nds.

Th th w is zd,

nd jstic nv vis.

Th wickd h in th ihts,

s tht injstic is vtd.

Habakkuk 1:2-4

Pray

Pray or all the parents who have lost their

children due to the Burma Army attacks.

Pray or the children who suer the most

in the confict.

Pray or a change in the hearts o the

Burma Army soldiers and leaders.

Pray or a political solution to the armed confict.

Saw Wilbur Htoo, killed by the Burma Army

December 25, ‘07.



14 D p b 2009

In sit cnt ttcks th b a, incdin th kiin

nd disin vis nd th nins hs nd

chch, cntin t st in thi hnd nd h ch

th. H hts tkn din i issins which shw

dic ttnt nd th distitin gd li C snts,

s w s IDps ticitin in gd li C . Thnk

tht d with s t h ths nd t sh

i with th. Thi ith insis s nd hs t k s csd

n th st itnt thins in i.

Relie teams and pack mules bring help to the displaced, December ‘07.

Karen soldier, victim o a landmine, tries to protect the dis-

placed during attacks by the Burma Army.

Lahu children play with Shan relie team as medics treat

patients.



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lik yor nam, O god, yor prais rah-

s to th nds o th arth; yor riht

hand is fd with rihtosnss. For this

god is or god or vr and vr; h wi

b or id vn to th nd. Ps. 46:10,14

Photo captions, top to bottom:

1. Shn, W nd lh chidn in ctin b,

jinin with th i t n th gd li C .

2. Dh S, Knni gd li C d, s in Shn

Stt.

3. Knni i t tin, vidh nd hdqts

t st ds nw i ts din i t tin-in, Nv 07.

4. lh i t cndcts dntist in Shn Stt.

5. Knni dic ivs dnt ttnt t W sdi th

unitd W Stt a (uWSa), x c th bs

dictts. In th st th W th uWSa hd ttckd i

ts, t in dd t d s th b a. W

thnk gd this tnit dics t tt W

sdis nd t dv indshis nd s ndstndin

twn tht th dictts wnt t s dividd.

Fires HOPe

1

2

3

4

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16 D p b 2009

e

i (eijh) is th Chi mdic th b

rns. His ni nickn is "Tw p"

"md D". H is st, hih skid nd v.H is 37--d Kn Chistin, nd is id t

"Ct," ti nd dnic ns. Th hv

chidn. ei is itd dic, tin, chin kick

x, tist, sin, ck, hnt nd -nd th-

t. H svd s dic in th Kn a (KNla)

nd is did his v nd , t dci-

sin kin, iit t hnd cx sittins, nd

his isvin iit. H is st ws siin

nd his distinctiv, in h cn hd wh-

v h is snt. H is n nd ss,

nv ivs , s with ith, shs h hs nd

is s tntd. Th win w sht

stis tht iv s insiht int his chct.

Th First Ranr

ov 10,000 w in int Thind din

th 1997 b a nsiv. Th d d ww n ws cd with iis cin th

hd. I d tck v t th sid th d nd

s I std t, n d th jn. H

ws in c tis, with hnd nd

n his hnss nd m16 in his hnd. H hd w

nd n si nd iht d in in n .

H kd ik it. “H”, h sid in enish,

“m n is ei nd I dic, cn I h ?” I

thht, “mn n n– it n!’ “ys”

I sid, “I wnt t h th wh sick nd

hind.”

ElIya The First Ranger

Eliya treating patients in northern Karen State, December ‘07.



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ei kd t th ckcks dic sis

I hd in tck nd stin s th in

, sid t th n in n , “y cn n

w tw, t nw is th ti t h -

. C nd h s, s.” H v th dic

ds t ths n, I ickd th th d nd

w wnt thh th in s nd ck t th

d t h ths w cd.

at n wk w w t dicin nd whn w

ivd ck t th tck w sntd with n

wh hd std n ndin. His shttd st

ws d sv inctd nd h ndd t t

idit c t hsit. W dd hi int

tck nd ei tid his IV s t th tck s

tht th insin cd cntin s w tnstd

hi t. Th sn ws jst sttin s w scd th

ndin victi in th tck. ei tnd t nd

sid, “m wi nd sn swh ck th in

b. Nw I hv t nd th. m nxt wk I wi dd, h h”. His tth shd s h hd,

sid nd shk hnd. I d with hi nd

thn h ws n int th niht.

Note: ei did nd his i nd nw h nd his wi

Ct hv chidn. ei ws th st b

rn nd hs s t tin nd d th 100 t-

ti nd 48 -ti ts tht, with th h

ptns nd ths, in i t in b.

landmin vitim

W w with v 800 IDps wh w hid-

in b a ttck n th nthn Kn

nd sthn Knni d. ov 5,000 w dis-

cd in th nd th b a ws sti ttck-in. W wnt t vi tht hd n ttckd t

hth th ic ns tht hd n nt th.

W w d vi wh hd n ctd nd

ttd th b a, t wh hd scd.

as w w in th ins his ic n, th

ws xsin 200 ts s. It ws

ndin. 10 vis hd n wkin dwn th ti

ck int th vi t th hd th b a

ws n. Th st sn, 17--d , Sw S

l, hd std n th ndin t th b

a.

His w ws shddd; th n shttd nd

ws n cnnctd sti skin t his .

ei idit tk ch th sittin, -

nizd th dics nd n t wk n th ,

Sw S l. H cntd th din th st,

t in IVs nd n t c nd st d vs-

ss nd tis. H ctd th , nd d

hi tv. Sw S l’s i ws svd nd h ws

thn cid ds t i cinic.

commitmnt

W w in vi in nthn Kn Stt th

nths int i issin. W w witin

dic sis nd th w n ttcks cs t

this vi.

at th s ti std st iis in

ttcks t th nth w tickin int this vi.

W hd n dicins t s w ttd th th st

w cd s w witd th -s. on d sw witd, I ws td tht ei hd jst n cd t

k t n th chidn th in iis wh

ws nt w. Whn I ivd t tht ht I sw tht ei

ws sndd cwd . I wkd v t

t cs k nd th h ws with s th-

- d n his . Th hd ss

v his c nd hd th cs nd s dinin

t his ns. as th ws t th tht

hd d th ttcks, h hd nt chnd his cths

thd in ds. H ws dit, sick nd scd. ei ws

tkin t hi nt nd tin t c hi.

ei kd t nd sid, “This itt ws

in with int n nd shd it his ns. Th ti k nd is nw stck his ns s-

s. I wi t t t it t”. ei thn nsccss

sd sis n cs t t t v th n

ti. at n h id ttts h kd t th

nd th nts nd sid, “Th is n th w,"

nd sid. H thn nt v nd t his th v

th ’s ns nd n t sck th cs nd s

t th ’s ns. H kt sckin, hin tht

th n ti wd c t t. In th nd th n ti

ws vd with cintin sckin nd -

in. I kd t th wh scn nd ws zd nd

t ei’s v nd citnt.

I have learned many things rom Eliya and what strikes me the most is his re-

lentless sel-sacrice, positive attitude and how he always puts the needs o

others rst. His courage and immediate action in difcult situations has helped

to make me braver and his love has helped me to love more.



18 D p b 2009

Don't worry abot tomorrow

W w vin with 96 wh w in

cd ctin sit. Th w ndnts in thi

svntis, s chidn nd n th-wk-d nw-

n in cid his sick nd th. Th

b a ws chsin s nd hd s sndd

v ttins. at n int whn th b a

ws chin cs w std t t t

t w thh th b a cdn.

evn ws dwn w nd kin v qit. Th

Kn sdis w n kn nd d it

nd th iis wh w sqttin in n

th nd. It ws v tns nd n n ws siin.

I ws knin sid th Kn (KNu/KNla) nd br

t ds kin n whn I kd t s

ei chin. H ws nt v siht with

d in n his c. Sti siin h nd v t

nd v st sn, “Dn’t w t tw,

jst d td, th ld is iht sid tid th w; hv ith h nd chit tht

is hw t iv sccss; hw d I knw. Th bi

ts s!”

Thn h cntind th in n th

nd, siin nd ncin th in st vic.

evn h ssd sid ck t hi nd th wh

d n th jn shitd. b , th ski

th Kn sdis nd ei’s nd ths cn-d

ttitd, w w vnt t t t tht

sittin nd tk th 96 t st.

lssons arnd

I hv nd n thins ei nd wht stiks

th st is his ntss s-scic, sitiv

ttitd nd hw h ws ts th nds ths

st. His c nd idit ctin in difct sit-

tins hs hd t k v nd his v hs

hd t v . H is it gd t -

i, is vit nc chidn, hin t c

th in th jn th cd wk nd ttin

th whn th w sick. o sn, pt ei, isnd hi. an with c, ctin nd v,

I wd ik t sh tw thins tht ei tht

tht I h s t ths.

Who do yo srv?

Whn th st tht t wk c nd whn it

kd ik w iht nt t cntin h,

ei skd , “Wd sd i cd n n-

wk with th Kn?” “o cs I wd sd”,

I nswd. ei id, “Dn’t sd. y nt

wkin th Kn. y wkin gd. gd

cn s nwh, nd H wi. y hv hd

s v ch d nd w wi k in. Dn’t

w s, jst w gd.”

What is yor dty?

Whn I t ei th scnd ti, t h hd nd

his i din th 1997 nsiv, I skd hi,” Wh

did st nd h nd th s whn

wn i ws t isk?” H nswd, “In i w d nt

hv cnt v vthin. W hv t d th dt

gd sts s. I v i nd wntd t

h th. bt I did nt vn knw wh th w.

Hwv, I did knw wh th thsnds iis

wh ndd h w. Th w iht in nt

. I hd t tst gd nd inds t tk c

i nti I hd dn I cd th in

nt . gd wd tk c th thins I cd

nt. Thn s sn s I ws dn I wnt t nd -

i nd ws s h whn I nd th s. I wnt t

w gd nd I thnk Hi his its. y knw

I nt v d n, nd stis I d d

thins, t I wi k tin nd I t tst in gd.”

gd ss , i t d

b j ws; cntin; iv thnks

in cicstncs this is gd’s wi

in Chist Jss. 1 Thss 5:16-18

p:

p th 48 i ts tht br tins nd

sts. Th hik int s cnict t

vid ti, siit nd n id t

th victis th s nd xittin th

b a.

p c, wisd nd stnth in

sittins.

p tht th i ts wi t in

v, h nd h t th st nd.



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A f amil y pra ying b y ca

ndlelight in central Ka

ren State on the Globa

l Da y of Pra yer

f or Burma 2008.

God wants a relationship o love with each o us.How we respond has something to do with the

kind o person we choose to be.

Th st chic is th nt n wh ds whtv

his iss div hi t d. H ds nt c t

scit, ws it. H is ssh nd n s

t cn t ths whn it sits his s. und

ss, h wi sk n t sv his.

Th scnd is th sci n wh n ds th

iht thin nd , wnts t d ndt w thht , tis t ws nd t h

ths. Whn nd ss h wi sv his nd

his i nd inds, t nt thn tht. H is

nti it csts t ch.

Th thid n is th idistic n. H is hih

nd nd ss wi nt iv in. H is wiin t sc-

ic nthin, incdin his i, wht h ivs

is iht. Hwv, h cn nndin in ids nd

in th nd cn d wht is wn in d t

chiv civd hih s.

Th th dint n ks ik th idist

xct th is ws t gd t d in

nxctd ws. H hs n n ind nd ht t

gd’s din tht ns th dint n nt t td iid ids d. This n is d

ith tht gd vs hi nd ths, knws wht is

st nd wi d hi in v sittin. This n s

ts his ids with scit, th cns ths

nd iztin his wn iittins nd sin. Tst in

gd ws hi t xi in v sittin—nt

xi in sn sci s t xi t his

wn . This n is dint nti dth, vn th

dth his cnct iht wn.

Jss sid, “b thi its sh knw th.” andtht is th w cn t th dint n th

idistic n. bcs th dint n wi

c ithnss, v, ivnss, hiit, c,

cnvictin, jstic, c, dnss nd j.

W v wd with th b -

d, jstic nd cnciitin, nt n stnth

wn dnss, t cs th gd’s

chidn. W wnt t gd nd w hi t s

s, ch n, t chiv his wi.

Thnk nd gd bss ,

Chistins Cncnd b

Aung San Suu Kyi, leader or the pro

democracy movement and Nobel Peace

Prize winner who has spent more than 13

years under house arrest.THe FOuRTH MAN



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i proper credit is given to text and photos. All photos Copyright Free Burma Rangers (FBR) unless otherwise noted. Scripture portions quoted are taken

rom the NIV unless otherwise noted.

Chistins Cncnd b (CCb)

po bx 14, m J, Chin mi 50290

THaIlaND

nt, I hv dd ;

I hv snd n; in.

Whn ss thh th wts, I wi with ;

nd whn ss thh th ivs,

th wi nt sw v .

Whn wk thh th ,

wi nt nd;

th s wi nt st z.

Is. 43:1-2

Relie team member Naw Paw Blu carries patient who earlier fed Burma Army attacks, December ‘07.

Thnk t ptns ri nd Dvnt its st nd th dsin

this zin. Thnk t acts C. its st nd th intin this zin.

global day of prayer for burma, sunday march 8

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