With no known external enemies, the military regime in Burma has been waging war against its own people for over 50 years. Forced labour, confiscation of property, rape, destruction of homes and villages, extra judicial killings, arbitrary arrests and absolute censorship are just a few examples of the way things are where the citizens on an entire country are casualties of war.

As Christians we believe that prayer can transform such a situation. We would like to invite you to join with us in London to pray for this nation and its people.

Alongside times of prayer there will be some authentic Burmese worship and dance as well as talks about current Burma issues.

Speakers:

Sarah Armitage (Partners UK)
Sarah is the UK National Director for Partners Relief & Development. She returned to England last year after spending two years on the Thai-Burma border overseeing the care of 1,300 refugee and migrant children.

Htoo Ku Hser Say (KRC Sheffield)
When Htoo Ku was only eleven years old, the Burma Army attacked her village in Karen State, killing her father and forcing the rest of the family to flee into the jungle. They lived as refugees in Thailand for the next twenty years. In 2007 she and her family moved to England, where she is now a prominent member of the Karen Refugee Commitee (KRC).

Ben Rogers (CSW).
Ben is the East Asia Team Leader at CSW. He has made over thirty visits to Burma and its borderlands since 2000, and regularly briefs parliamentarians and governments on Burma. He makes regular appearances on radio and television and is the author of three books on Burma.

Saturday 13th March 2010
10am - 3:30pm

Emmanuel Centre
9-23 Marsham St.
London, SW1P 3DW (nearest tube, Westminster)

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