Political unrest

You may have seen in the media that Burma held it's national election on the 11th of November. This was predicted to be a rather meaningless event in termsof the outcome as the Burmese Army has been known to abuse its power to force locals to vote for particular political parties against their free will. But noone really expected the Burma Army rebels to launch a revenge attack on the Burma Army, forcing thousands of residents out of their homes and across the border into Thailand. Alhough most of these people will be able to return home safely once the conflict has died down, it is a reminder of just how dangerous their living conditions are and how violent the Burma Army is prepared to be in order to maintain power.

I cried as I saw these imagies taken by some of the Partners staff who were in Mae Sot to help out with the relief effort. My heart breaks for these people and the injustice they have, and continue to experience. It's scenarios like these that make me realise why I need to go and be the hands and feet of Jesus.