Escape From Burma (page 4 of 4)

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Moo Nay Paw (left) and P'Zaw Paw, ages 17 and 14, outside the Mae La refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border.
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The Karen National Liberation Army battles with obsolete weapons against the Burmese military, 100 times its size.
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Despite fighting for decades, the guerillas control only a ten-kilometer-wide swath of land along the Moei river. In one camp, a soldier chops wood at dawn.
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A carnival stall offers a break for the refugees at Mae La. The cost to play: 5 baht (about 16 cents).
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Mark and Melissa Behrens have waited a year to become foster parents to Moo Nay Paw and P'Zaw Paw. The girls' bedroom is ready.
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Burmese Refugee Carnival
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A carnival stall offers a break for the refugees at Mae La. The cost to play: 5 baht (about 16 cents).
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Want to help?

These three charities are making a difference in Burma and Thailand.

--Christian Freedom International runs 12 schools in the country's most remote areas, operates six field clinics that provide medical care, and distributes medicine, food, clothes, and other supplies throughout the country.

--Free Burma Rangers trains relief teams to go into Burma's war zones to provide medical care and supplies and document atrocities (freeburmarangers.org).

--Mae Tao Clinic provides free health care and social services to Burmese refugees and migrant workers on the Thai-Burmese border.

By Neena Samuel

Find information about the relief efforts.
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thank you for updating this situation. We have a beautiful 18 year old chin girl from burma who has been with us almost 2 years. She has added so much to our family and thru our agency we have met several other burmese kids as well as families. it has been a great experience for us and even though I wish these kids did not have to leave their families and homeland we would welcome another child into our home in a minute. I am so glad these girls found their way here.

By carol miller camiller @rochester.rr.com, on 10/13/2009
thank you for updating this situation. We have a beautiful 18 year old chin girl from burma who has been with us almost 2 years. She has added so much to our family and thru our agency we have met several other burmese kids as well as families. it has been a great experience for us and even though I wish these kids did not have to leave their families and homeland we would welcome another child into our home in a minute. I am so glad these girls found their way here.

By carol miller camiller @rochester.rr.com, on 10/13/2009
We are not allowed to comment on details because of the type of custody we have but I wanted to let everyone know they are home safe and doing great! -Melissa

By The girls are home safe with the Behrens, on 10/07/2009
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