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Christian Persecution continues unchanged in many countries.During these last years there has been an increase in persecution and has changed from isolated cases to open attacks on christians and churches almost daily,all over the world.The stories,testimonies and facts presented in this blog have the objective of helping you to be more aware of this reality and the actual situation that many of our brothers and sisters are facing right now wherever they are in the world. (Matthew 5:10-12)

Monday, August 2, 2010

Sustaining the Helpless in Burma:"Babies,the Helpless Victims of Persecution"

For the past half century, the Buddhist Burmese government has persecuted the Karen, a Christian minority living precariously on the eastern border of Burma.The Karen are existing in a state of near starvation. Karen mothers do not receive enough nourishment to provide breast milk for their infants, so they are forced to watch their children starve before their eyes, knowing there is nothing they can do to prevent it.To address this problem, ICC is providing fortified milk formula, which provides the essential nurtirents babies are unable to obtain from their mothers. ICC has been able to deliver the milk to grateful mothers who have traveled hours form their homes in the mountains to get it....