With ongoing civil war in Myanmar many displaced children have had everything taken away from them, their safety, homes, education and their future. Our staff at the Sophia Project are keen to see every child, not just the ones we care for, succeed and distributed stationery to over 200 displaced children. One father, Lwin shared a heart warming message of thanks.
Myanmar, where we care for over 2,200 children, continues to be ravaged by war. In the north, families live under the constant threat of aerial bombardment, where schools, churches and homes can be struck without warning. As conflict intensifies, for thousands the only choice has been to flee.
“Displacement often makes children feel invisible.” shared Thawn, who held a camp for over 250 displaced children in north-west Myanmar.
In recent months rising tensions between the military and rebel groups have forced families to flee to other villages, forests and across the Indo-Burma border, leaving behind all that they own and taking with them the deep wounds of trauma.
When we adopted 14 destitute children in the Chin hills of Myanmar in 1998, the country was ruled by a military junta, where the persecution of Christians and the violation of human rights were a daily occurrence. Despite the constant danger both to our staff on the ground and ourselves, we knew God had led us to Myanmar.