What I do

Mae Sot seems to attract a wonderfully varied mix of travelers, volunteers and would-be do-gooders.
Over dinner the other night at a local restaurant, I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation at the table next to me. It was a group of Westerners, and their local Karen hosts. They were discussing the project they [...]

Decision Time in Burma

by R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political AffairsOp-EdThe Washington Post
January 8, 2008Three months have passed since the world called on Burma’s dictators, Gens. Than Shwe and Maung Aye, to end their brutal crackdown on tens of thousands of peaceful monks and other demonstrators and begin a genuine dialogue with Burma’s democratic and [...]

Making disciples

This past Sunday, I had the privilege of delivering the message during the Christmas celebration for the Karen service at the Foursquare church in Maepa, just outside of Mae Sot.

 
Being a special occasion, the church was packed with both church members and their friends and neighbours. Many of whom were non-Christians, and were I’m [...]